Flowering plants, shrubs and trees provide the environment with much needed oxygen and fight soil erosion. They also provide food and shelter for many animals, as well as contribute to the fertility of soil with their dead leaves and flowers.
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Soap Plant, a name applied to various plants that contain substances called saponins in their roots, bulbs, leaves, stems, bark, or fruit.
See more »Solomon's Seal, the common name for a genus of herbaceous, perennial plants. There are about 50 species, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
See more »Sourwood, or Sorrel Tree, a deciduous tree native to the eastern United States. This tree can grow up to 70 feet (21 m) tall, but its usual height is about 25 feet (8 m).
See more »Spanish Moss, a grayish-green plant that grows hanging from a tree or other object.
See more »Spiderwort, the common name of a genus of about 100 species of perennial, herbaceous plants of temperate and tropical America.
See more »Spirea, a genus of about 100 species of deciduous shrubs. These plants are native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
See more »Spleenwort, the common name of a genus of about 650 species of low-growing, usually evergreen, ferns.
See more »Spring Beauty, any one of a genus of about 20 species of early-blooming wildflowers found chiefly in eastern Siberia and North America.
See more »Spruce, the common name of a genus of evergreen cone-bearing trees of the pine family.
See more »Spurge, the common name for a family of flowering plants whose members are found in virtually all parts of the world.
See more »Squill, a perennial herb native to Mediterranean regions. The plant is also called sea onion.
See more »St. John's Wort, the common name of a family of herbs and shrubs as well as the common name of a genus of this family.
See more »Star-of-Bethlehem, a low perennial herb of the lily family. Although originally from the Mediterranean region of Europe, the star-of-Bethlehem is now a common American garden plant.
See more »Stock, the common name for a genus of plants. One of the more than 50 species is the common stock, a popular garden and greenhouse plant.
See more »Sumac, or Sumach, the common name for a genus of trees and shrubs found in temperate and subtropical regions throughout the world.
See more »Sundew, the common name for a family of insect-digesting plants. There are about 100 species in temperate and tropical regions of the world.
See more »Sunflower, the common name for a genus of annual or perennial plants. About half of the 100 or so species in the genus are native to North America.
See more »Sweet Alyssum, a hardy annual plant native to Mediterranean Europe. It usually grows from 4 to 12 inches (10 to 30 cm) high, with branching, leafy stems and clusters of tiny, fragrant white or violet flowers.
See more »Sweet Gum, a large deciduous tree that grows in much of the eastern half of the United States and south through Central America.
See more »Sweet William, a hardy garden flower of the pink family. Fringed blossoms are clustered at the top of a strong stem, generally one to two feet (30 to 60 cm) high.
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