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Sheep's-bit

Sheep's-bit - Jasione montana

Synonyms: Jasione vulgaris, Ovilla globulariiflora, Phyteuma montanum Other names: Blue Bonnets, Blue Buttons, Blue Daisy, Iron Flower Family: Campanulaceae Flower Colour: blue, Type of flowering: flowers capitulum, From a sandy area near Regensburg in…
Shoebutton - leaves and fruits

Shoebutton - Ardisia elliptica

Synonyms: Ardisia kotoensis, Ardisia polycephala, Ardisia squamulosa, Bladhia elliptica, Bladhia squamulosa, Tinus squamulosaOther names: Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia, Shoebutton Ardisia Ardisia elliptica is an evergreen tree, also known as the shoebutton…
Medinilla speciosa

Showy Asian Grapes - Medinilla speciosa

Medinilla speciosa, common name Showy Asian Grapes, is a perennial epiphytic plant in the genus Medinilla, belomging to the Melastomataceae family. Medinilla speciosa reaches on average a height of 45–60 centimetres (18–24 in). This evergreen shrub…
Silver Birch

Silver Birch - Betula pendula

Silver Birch - Betula pendula Synonyms: Betula alba, Betula verrucosaOther names: Warty Birch, European Weeping Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch Family: Betulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering:…
Silversword - leaves

Silversword - Argyroxiphium

Family: Asteraceae Argyroxiphium is a small genus of plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae. Its members are known by the common names of silversword or greensword due to their long, narrow leaves and the silvery hairs on some species. It belongs…
Snowdrop

Snowdrop - Galanthus nivalis

Other names: Common Snowdrop Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: February, March, April, Type of flowering: number of petals 6, Galanthus nivalis - snowdrop Galanthus nivalis grows to around 7–15 cm tall, flowering between January…
Spring Snowflake

Spring Snowflake - Leucojum vernum

Synonyms: Galanthus vernus, Nivaria verna, Erinosma verna Family: Amaryllidaceae Flower Colour: white, Bloom in: February, March, April, Type of flowering: number of petals 6, Leucojum vernum - spring Snowflake Leucojum vernum is a perennial bulbous plant,…
Sugar Cane

Sugar Cane - Saccharum officinarum

Other names: Sugarcane Family: Poaceae Sugarcane, or sugar cane, are several species of tall perennial true grasses of the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae, native to the warm temperate to tropical regions of South Asia and Melanesia, and used for…