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Sage (Salvia sprucei)
Information on Salvia sprucei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta)
Information on the sago palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	20 Images	0 Videos

Samoan palm (Clinostigma samoense)
Information on the Samoan palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sandalwood (Santalum album)
Information on Santalum album is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	9 Images	1 Video

Sandarac gum tree (Tetraclinis articulata)
Information on the sandarac gum tree is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Sandspurry (Spergularia azorica)
Species information on Spergularia azorica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sandveld spiderhead (Serruria decipiens)
Information on the Sandveld spiderhead is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sandwort (Arenaria bolosii)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sandwort (Minuartia dirphya)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sanguinho (Frangula azorica)
A small tree with simple leaves arranged alternately, the sanguinho lacks the spines that are characteristic of the buckthorn... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Santa Catalina Island manzanita (Arctostaphylos catalinae)
Information on the Santa Catalina Island manzanita is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Santa Rosa Island pine (Pinus torreyana)
Information on the Santa Rosa Island pine is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum)
This tall, straight African tree holds incredible value; ecologically, commercially, and even medicinally. The sapele is a member... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sardinian currant (Ribes sardoum)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Satin poppy (Meconopsis latifolia)
Information on the satin poppy is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Sausage beard-moss (Didymodon tomaculosus)
This moss was only recognised as a distinct species for the first time in 1981. It is very similar to other species of the genus... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis)
As the alternative names of shepherd’s sundial and shepherd’s weather-glass suggest, scarlet pimpernel is well-known for its... More	7 Images	1 Video

Schefflera (Schefflera procumbens)
Found entwined with trees in forests, which it uses for support, Schefflera procumbens is a rare epiphyte with grey bark... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Schiedea (Schiedea adamantis)
Information on the schiedea is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sclavo's cycad (Encephalartos sclavoi)
Information on Sclavo's cycad is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Scots pine is one of only three native conifers found in the UK and our only true cone-bearing tree. Although Scots pine can trace... More	27 Images	0 Videos

Scottish scurvygrass (Cochlearia officinalis subsp. scotica)
There is currently disagreement as to the taxonomic status of Scottish scurvygrass. It was, at one point, held to be a species its... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Sea lettuce (Ulva lactua)
Sea lettuce is a common green seaweed with a broad translucent frond that is just 2 cell layers thick. This seaweed has a rather... More	7 Images	1 Video

Sea marigold (Calendula maritima)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Sea spider iris (Ferraria crispa)
The sea spider iris is distinctive for the unusual flowers it bears and the acrid scent of rotting flesh it emits. The brown or... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Sedge (Cyperus conglomeratus)
Information on Cyperus conglomeratus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Sessile oak (Quercus petraea)
Oak trees have a special place in the English psyche, and are well-loved symbols of strength. The crown of this magnificent native... More	22 Images	1 Video

Seychelles pepper (Piper seychellarum)
Information on the Seychelles pepper is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Shepherd's needle (Scandix pecten-veneris)
Shepherd's needle is a member of the carrot family, has highly divided 'frizzy' pinnate leaves and produces tiny white flowers... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Shetland mouse-ear (Cerastium nigrescens)
Shetland mouse ear is endemic to Shetland (it is found no-where else in the world). It is a diminutive tufted herb, with densely... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Shore dock (Rumex rupestris)
A rare member of an otherwise familiar group of plants, shore dock has greyish green leaves and tiny green or reddish-brown flowers... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Shorea (Shorea glauca)
Information on Shorea glauca is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Showy lampranthus (Lampranthus amoenus)
All Lampranthus species are large and colourful plants, but the common name of this species hints that it is particularly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Shuttlecock sugarbush (Protea aurea)
The Protea family is South Africa’s best known plant family, and contains an incredible diversity of flowering plants, from low... More	14 Images	1 Video

Sicilian fir (Abies nebrodensis)
This tall evergreen tree is known only from a single location. It has the characteristic fir tree shape, with a tall straight trunk... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Sicilian squill (Scilla sicula)
Information on the Sicilian squill is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	6 Images	0 Videos

Sickle-leaf conebush (Leucadendron xanthoconus)
Information on the sickle-leaf conebush is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	8 Images	0 Videos

Silene vellutata delle Eolie (Silene hicesiae)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Silky swan-neck moss (Campylopus setifolius)
Silky swan-neck moss forms very robust, dark green or olive-green plants. The leaves are very long and narrow, measuring between 3... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Silky-haired pincushion (Leucospermum vestitum)
Information on the silky-haired pincushion is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Silver birch (Betula pendula)
One of the most familiar trees in the British countryside, the graceful silver birch is a genuine native, having been an early... More	18 Images	0 Videos

Silver tree (Leucadendron argenteum)
This beautiful tree grows on the slopes of Table Mountain, South Africa, and gets its name from its curious silver sheen, caused by... More	5 Images	0 Videos

Silverweed (Potentilla anserina)
The genus name of Silverweed, Potentilla, means ‘little powerful one’. The ability of this plant to survive trampling... More	7 Images	2 Videos

Sinaloa hesper palm (Brahea aculeata)
Information on the Sinaloa hesper palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	4 Images	0 Videos

Slender green feather moss (Hamatocaulis vernicosus)
Slender green feather moss is a straggling moss, which has green to brown erect shoots, with hooked tips, reminiscent of a walking... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Slender naiad (Najas flexilis)
This slender, flexible plant has a branched stem with long, narrow leaves which are oppositely positioned at the bottom of the... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Slender oak (Quercus graciliformis)
Information on the slender oak is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More	2 Images	0 Videos

Slender stonewort (Nitella gracilis)
Stoneworts used to be classified as members of the plant kingdom, but it is now agreed that they belong – along with other green... More	1 Image	0 Videos

Slender thread-moss (Orthodontium gracile)
Slender thread-moss grows in bright green cushions, and closely resembles a much commoner species Orthodontium lineare. It... More	3 Images	0 Videos

Slipper orchid (Cypripedium formosanum)
The slipper orchids, which comprise around 150 species from five genera, are easily distinguished from other orchids by the... More	2 Images	0 Videos

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