A mature mountain camellia shrub showing its layered, open branching habit and autumn foliage. Photo: David J. Stang / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stewartia
A flowering Eve’s necklace tree showing its arching, open growth habit. Photo: sonnia hill / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Styphnolobium affine, commonly called Eve’s
Small-leaf globemallow in bloom at dusk, a common sight along washes and roadsides across the Four Corners region. Photo: Christine Rudman / iNaturalist (CC0) Sphaeralcea
Blue porterweed’s low, sprawling growth habit under seagrapes near Sarasota Bay, Florida. Photo: Swflhort / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, known as Blue
A mature big sacaton clump showing its tall, fountain-like plumes, growing along a desert drainage. Photo: CK Kelly / iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) Sporobolus wrightii,
Zigzag Goldenrod in bloom along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Maryland. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Solidago flexicaulis, commonly called Zigzag Goldenrod
A Smooth Cordgrass salt marsh along a tidal creek, Florida. Photo: Bill Lea / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Spartina alterniflora, commonly known as Smooth Cordgrass
Showy Mountain Ash foliage and ripening fruit, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario. Photo: Ryan Hodnett / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sorbus decora, commonly called Showy
Smooth carrionflower in bloom, its globe-shaped flower cluster tucked beside a heart-shaped leaf. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Smilax herbacea, commonly known
Laurel greenbrier’s glossy, narrow, evergreen leaves, the feature behind both its common and scientific names. Photo: Douglas Goldman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Smilax
