Plants by botanic name
Below is a list of plant names beginning with the letter 'S', listed by scientific/botanical (Latin) name. Click a letter of the alphabet to see a list of plants with botanic / latin names beginning with that letter. Alternatively click here to see the plants listed alphabetically by common name.
| Botanic name | Common name(s) |
|---|---|
| Sagittaria latifolia | Duck potato |
| Sagittaria rigida | Canadian arrowhead |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia | Arrowhead |
| Sagittaria subulata | Narrow-leaved arrowhead |
| Saintpaulia 'Moondust' | African violet |
| Salicornia fragilis | Yellow glasswort |
| Salix | Willow |
| Salix alba | White willow |
| Salix alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis' | Willow |
| Salix argyrocarpa | Creeping Willow |
| Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Tortuosa' | Corkscrew willow |
| Salix caprea | Willow, Goat willow, Pussy willow |
| Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia | Grey willow |
| Salix daphnoides | Violet willow |
| Salix elaeagnos | Hoary willow |
| Salix exigua | Coyote willow |
| Salix helvetica | Swiss willow |
| Salix humillis | Prairie willow |
| Salix lanata | Woolly willow |
| Salix lapponum | Downy willow |
| Salix myrsinifolia | Dark-leaved willow |
| Salix pentandra | Bay Willow |
| Salix repens | Creeping Willow |
| Salix viminalis | Osier, Common osier |
| Salix x fragilis | Crack willow |
| Salvia | Sage |
| Salvia 'Dyson's Joy' | Sage |
| Salvia 'Joy' | Sage |
| Salvia argentea | Silver sage |
| Salvia aurea | Golden sage |
| Salvia cacaliifolia | Guatemalan leaf sage |
| Salvia confertiflora | Sabra spike sage |
| Salvia elegans 'Scarlet Pineapple' | Pineapple scented sage |
| Salvia forsskaolii | Indigo woodland sage |
| Salvia greggii 'Joy' | Sage |
| Salvia guaranitica | Sapphire sage, Sage, Hummingbird sage, Anise scented sage |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Argentine Skies' | Sapphire sage, Sage, Hummingbird sage, Anise scented sage |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' | Sapphire sage, Sage, Hummingbird sage, Anise scented sage |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Blue Enigma' | Sapphire sage, Sage, Hummingbird sage, Anise scented sage |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Purple Majesty' | Sapphire sage, Sage, Hummingbird sage, Anise scented sage |
| Salvia horminum | Painted sage |
| Salvia lavandulifolia | Narrow-leaved sage |
| Salvia microphylla | Blackcurrant sage |
| Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' | Sage |
| Salvia miltiorrhiza | Chinese sage |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Lubecca' | Balkan clary |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland' | Mother of God's plant |
| Salvia officinalis | Sage, Common sage |
| Salvia officinalis 'Icterina' | Common sage, Sage |
| Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' | Purple sage, Purple-leaved sage |
| Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' | Tricolour sage |
| Salvia pratensis | Meadow sage, Meadow clary |
| Salvia pratensis 'Mittsommer' | Meadow sage, Meadow clary |
| Salvia rutilans | Pineapple sage |
| Salvia sclarea | Clary sage |
| Salvia uliginosa | Bog sage |
| Salvia viridis var. comata | Painted sage |
| Salvia x jamensis 'Hot Lips' | Sage |
| Salvia x superba | Salvia |
| Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill' | Blue Hill salvia |
| Sambucus nigra | Common Elder, Elder, Elderberry |
| Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' | Elder, Elderberry |
| Sambucus nigra 'Strait-Laced'®PBR | Elderberry |
| Sambucus nigra 'Thundercloud' | Elder |
| Sanguinaria canadensis f. multiplex | Bloodroot, Double Canada puccoon |
| Sanguisorba minor | Salad burnet, Pimpinella |
| Sanguisorba officinalis | Great Burnet |
| Sanguisorba officinalis 'Lum' | Great Burnet |
| Sansevieria trifasciata var. laurentii | Snake Plant |
| Santolina chamaecyparissus | Cotton lavender, Lavender cotton |
| Saponaria officinalis | Soapwort, Bouncing Bet |
| Sarcococca | Winter-flowering honeysuckle, Christmas box, Sweet box |
| Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna | Sweet box |
| Sarcococca hookeriana WINTER GEM ('Pmoore03' PBR) | Sweet Box, Winter Box |
| Sarcococca humilis | Christmas box |
| Sasa palmata | Broad-leaved bamboo |
| Sasa veitchii | Veitch's bamboo |
| Sasaella ramosa | Hairy bamboo |
| Sassafras albidum | Sassafras, Ague tree |
| Satureja hortensis | Summer savory |
| Satureja montana | Winter savory |
| Satureja repandra | Creeping savory |
| Satureja spicigera | Creeping savory |
| Satureja thymbra | Thyme leaved savory |
| Saxifraga paniculata | Encrusted Saxifrage |
| Saxifraga spathularis | St Patrick's cabbage |
| Saxifraga umbrosa | Pyrenean saxifrage |
| Saxifraga x urbium | London pride, St Patrick's cabbage, Whimsey |
| Scabiosa 'Perfecta blue' | Scabious |
| Scabiosa atropurpurea | Scabious |
| Scabiosa caucasica 'Chile Black' | Scabious |
| Scabiosa columbaria | Small scabious |
| Scheuchzeria palustris | Rannoch rush |
| Schizostylis coccinea | Kaffir lily, coccinea |
| Schizostylis coccinea 'Major' | Crimson flag lily |
| Schlumbergera truncata | Christmas cactus, Crab cactus |
| Schlumbergera x buckleyi | Christmas cactus, Crab cactus |
| Schoenoplectus 'Zebrinus' | Zebra grass |
| Schoenoplectus lacustris subsp. tabenaemontani | Common club rush |
| Schoenoplectus pungens | Sharp club rush |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Grey club rush |
| Schoenoplectus triqueter | Triangular club rush |
| Schoenus ferrugineus | Brown bog rush |
| Schoenus nigricans | Black bog rush |
| Scilla autumnalis | Autumn squill |
| Scilla bifolia | Alpine squill |
| Scilla liliohyacinthus | Pyrenean squill |
| Scilla messeniaca | Greek squill |
| Scilla peruviana | Portuguese squill |
| Scilla siberica | Siberian squill |
| Scilla verna | Spring squill |
| Scirpus holoschoenus | Round-headed club rush |
| Scirpus sylvaticus | Wood club rush |
| Scorzonera hispanica | Black salsify, Spanish salsify, Serpent root, Viper's herb, Viper's grass, Black oyster plant |
| Scutellaria lateriflora | Skullcap |
| Secale cereale | Rye |
| Sedum | Stonecrop, Ice plant |
| Sedum acre | Biting stonecrop, Common stonecrop |
| Sedum Herbstfreude Group 'Herbstfreude' | Stonecrop, Ice plant |
| Sedum spectabile | Ice plant |
| Sedum spectabile 'Autumn Joy' | Stonecrop |
| Sedum x rubrotinctum | Christmas cacti, Pork and Beans, Jelly bean plant |
| Selinum wallichianum | Wallich milk parsley |
| Sempervivum | Houseleek, Hens and chicks |
| Sempervivum textorum | Houseleek |
| Senecio candidans 'Angel Wings' | Angel wings, Sea cabbage |
| Senecio cineraria 'Silver Dust' | Cineraria |
| Senecio jacobaea | Stinking nanny, Ragwort, Cankerwort |
| Senecio x hybridus | Cineraria |
| Senecio x hybridus 'Silver Dust' | Cineraria |
| Senegalia senegal | Gum arabic, Three-thorned Acacia |
| Serissa japonica | Tree of a thousand stars |
| Serratula tinctoria | Saw-wort |
| Serratula tinctoria var. seoanei | Saw-wort |
| Sesleria autumnalis | Moor grass |
| Sesleria caerulea | Blue moor-grass |
| Setaria italica 'Hylander' | Foxtail Millet, Foxtail Grass |
| Setaria viridis | Green bristle grass |
| Sherardia arvensis | Field Madder |
| Sidalcea 'Elsie Heugh' | False mallow |
| Silene chalcedonica | Maltese cross |
| Silene dioica | Red campion |
| Silene dioica 'Clifford Moor' | Red Campion |
| Silene fimbriata | Fringe-flowered campion |
| Silene latifolia | White campion |
| Silybum marianum | Milk thistle |
| Simethis planifolia | Kerry lily |
| Simmondsia chinensis | Jojoba |
| Sisymbrium alliaria | Garlic mustard |
| Sisyrinchium bermudiana | Blue-eyed grass |
| Sisyrinchium californicum | Yellow-eyed grass |
| Sisyrinchium laxum | Veined yellow-eyed grass |
| Sisyrinchium montanum | American blue-eyed grass |
| Sisyrinchium striatum | Pale yellow-eyed grass |
| Skimmia japonica | Japanese skimmia |
| Smyrnium olusatrum | Alexanders |
| Solanum capsicastrum | Christmas cherry |
| Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' | Potato vine |
| Solanum jasminoides | Potato vine |
| Solanum jasminoides 'Album' | Potato vine |
| Solanum lycopersicum | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Ailsa Craig' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Alfresco' F1 hybrid | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Alicante' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Andine Cornue' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Aviditas' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Beefmaster' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Cherry' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Krim' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Black Russian' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Brandywine' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Cherry Baby' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Chocolate Cherry' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Costoluto Fiorentino' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Country Taste' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Crimson Cherry' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Crimson Crush' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Crimson Plum' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Dombello' F1 hybrid | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Fandango' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Garden Pearl' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Gardener's Delight' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Gold Nugget' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Golden Sunrise' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Indigo Rose' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Marmande' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Moneymaker' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Montello' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Olivade' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Orange Rapture' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Outdoor Girl' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Patio Plum' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Pear Drop' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Pink Temptation' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Premio' F1 hybrid | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Purple Calabash' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Red Alert' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Roma' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'San Marzano' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Santonio' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Shirley' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Sugardrop' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Summer Sweet' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Sungold' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Super Marmande' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Sweet Aperitif' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Sweet Million' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Tasty Tumbler' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'The Amateur' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Tiger' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Tornado' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum 'Tumbling Tom' | Tomato |
| Solanum lycopersicum ‘Rainbow Cascade’ | Tomato |
| Solanum melongena | Aubergine, Eggplant, Egg plant, Brinjal |
| Solanum melongena 'Baby Belle' | Aubergine, Egg plant, Brinjal |
| Solanum melongena 'Long Purple' | Aubergine, Egg plant |
| Solanum melongena 'Moneymaker' | Aubergine, Eggplant |
| Solanum melongena 'Ophelia' | Aubergine, Egg plant |
| Solanum melongena 'Pintung Long' | Aubergine, Egg plant |
| Solanum melongena 'Scorpio' F1 hybrid | Aubergine, Eggplant |
| Solanum pseudocapsicum | Christmas cherry, Ornamental orange, Winter cherry, Jerusalem cherry, Ipecac Nightshade, Madeira winter cherry |
| Solanum tuberosum | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Charlotte' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Desiree' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Jersey Royal' | Jersey Royals |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Piers' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Maris Piper' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Pentland Javelin' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Salad Blue' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Setanta' | Potato |
| Solanum tuberosum 'Wilja' | Potato |
| Soleirolia soleirolii | Baby's tears, Mother of thousands, mind-your-own-business, Pollyanna vine, bread and cheese |
| Solenostemon KONG RED (Kong Series) | Coleus |
| Solidago | Goldenrods |
| Solidago 'Crown of Rays' | Golden rod |
| Solidago 'Goldenmosa' | Goldenrods |
| Solidago 'Linner Gold' | Golden rod |
| Solidago ('Little Lemon'PBR) | Golden Rod |
| Sollya heterophylla 'Ultra Blue' | Bluebell creeper |
| Sophora microphylla 'Sun King' | Kowhai |
| Sorbus | Sorbus |
| Sorbus aria | Whitebeam |
| Sorbus aria 'Magnifica' | Whitebeam |
| Sorbus aria var. hostii | Whitebeam |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Mountain ash, Rowan, Sorbus |
| Sorbus torminalis | Wild service tree |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass |
| Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel' | Indian Grass |
| Sorghum bicolor | Durra, Sorghum, Great millet |
| Sorghum halepense | Johnson grass |
| Sparaxis grandiflora | Plain harlequin flower |
| Sparganium angustifolium | Floating bur reed |
| Sparganium emersum | Unbranched bur reed |
| Sparganium erectum | Branched bur reed |
| Sparganium natans | Least bur reed |
| Spartina alterniflora | Smooth cord grass |
| Spartina anglica | Common cord grass |
| Spartina maritima | Small cord grass |
| Spartina pectinata | Prairie cord grass |
| Spartina pectinata 'Aureomarginata' | Striped Prairie Cord Grass, Golden-Edged Prairie Cord Grass |
| Spathiphyllum wallisii | Peace lily |
| Sphaeropteris medullaris | Black tree fern, mamaku |
| Spinacia oleracea | Spinach |
| Spinacia oleracea 'Bloomsdale' | Spinach, Summer spinach |
| Spinacia oleracea 'King of Denmark' | Spinach |
| Spinacia oleracea 'New Zealand' | Spinach |
| Spinacia oleracea 'Novires' F1 hybrid | Spinach |
| Spiraea | Spirea (a common and often used misspelling), Meadowsweet |
| Spiraea 'Arguta' | Bridal wreath, Foam of May |
| Spiraea nipponica 'June Bride' | Bridal wreath |
| Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' | Bridal wreath |
| Spiraea x arguta | Bridal wreath, Foam of May |
| Spiranthes aestivalis | Summer lady's tresses |
| Spiranthes romanzoffiana | Irish lady's tresses |
| Spiranthes spiralis | Autumn lady's tresses |
| Spirodela polyrhiza | Greater duckweed |
| Stachys affinis | Chinese artichoke, Artichoke |
| Stachys byzantina | Rabbit's ears |
| Stachys byzantina 'Silver Carpet' | Lamb's ear |
| Stachys lanata | Rabbit's ears |
| Stachys officinalis | Red betony |
| Staphylea colchica | Bladder nut |
| Stellaria holostea | Greater stitchwort |
| Stellaria media | Chickweed |
| Stenocereus marginatus | Mexican fencepost cactus |
| Sternbergia lutea | Autumn daffodil, Winter daffodil |
| Stewartia pseudocamellia | Deciduous camelia |
| Stipa | Giant stipa |
| Stipa arundinacea | Pheasant grass, Pheasant's tail grass |
| Stipa gigantea | Golden cat grass, Golden oats |
| Stipa neesiana | American needle grass |
| Stipa tenacissima | Needle grass, Algerian grass, halfa, esparto grass, Esparto, Esparto grass, Halfah grass, Alfa grass |
| Stipa tenuissima | Feather grass, Mexican feather grass, Texas needle grass |
| Stratiotes aloides | Water soldier |
| Strelitzia reginae | Bird-of-paradise flower |
| Streptocarpus | Cape primrose |
| Strobilanthes wallichii | Kashmir acanthus, Wild petunia, hardy Persian shield |
| Strongylodon macrobotrys | Jade Vine |
| Stylophorum diphyllum | Celandine poppy, Wood poppy |
| Succisa pratensis | Devil's bit scabious |
| Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry |
| Symphytum | Comfrey |
| Symphytum caucasicum | Nitbone, Blue comfrey |
| Symphytum grandiflorum | Dwarf comfrey, Ornamental Comfrey |
| Symphytum ibericum | Dwarf comfrey |
| Symphytum officinale | Common comfrey, True comfrey |
| Symphytum x uplandicum | Russian comfrey |
| Symphytum x uplandicum 'Variegatum' | Variegated Russian comfrey |
| Syringa | Lilac |
| Syringa hyacinthiflora | Hyacinth lilac |
| Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' | Lilac |
| Syringa microphylla | Dwarf or Littleleaf lilac |
| Syringa reticulata | Japanese tree lilac |
| Syringa vulgaris | Common lilac |
| Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' | Common lilac |
| Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation' | Common lilac |
| Syzygium aromaticum | Clove tree, Clove |
