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Rose twisted-stalk, liverberry, scoot-berries
This medium-sized plant grows 20 to 60 cm tall. Its weak, arched stem is ramified. Its leaves are rounded at the base and end in a long, narrow point.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyLiliaceae -
Rouge plant, pigeonberry, bloodberry
This herbaceous plant is sometimes woody at its base. It grows about 1 m tall. Its smooth, finely haired leaves are acuminate and rounded at the base.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyPhytolaccaceae -
Rough-stemmed goldenrod
The stem of this plant is covered in long hairs and can grow 50 cm to 2 m tall. The leaves are wide, toothed and covered in hairs. Their veins are arranged like the barbs on a feather.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAsteraceae (Compositae) -
Round leaf peperomia, Trailing Jade Plant
This perennial plant occurs in both creeping and epiphytic form.
Plant formHerbaceous epiphytic plantFamilyPiperaceae -
Royal fern
This tall (1.2 m) fern forms crowns and usually grows in small, dense colonies. Each crown contains both sterile and partially fertile fronds.
Plant formFernFamilyOsmundaceae -
Rugged goldenrod
This plant grows 40 to 160 cm tall. Its stem is very sturdy and usually single. The upper leaves are longer than they are wide, rounded at both ends, while those at the base of the stem are oval.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyAsteraceae (Compositae) -
Rusty woodsia
This small rhizomatous plant grows about 15 cm tall. It has only one sort of fronds, which die back over the winter. This light green fern grows in very dense tufts.
Plant formFernFamilyPolypodiaceae -
Sapodilla, chicle tree
This large canopy tree grows 25 to 30 m tall. Its inner bark produces copious white latex (characteristic of this family) known as chicle.
Plant formBroadleaf treeFamilySapotaceae -
Scarlet bush, Fire bush, Hummingbird bush
This shrub grows to 1.4 m on average, but occasionally reaches 10 m. Its leaves are elliptical, simple and whorled. There are 3 to 5 per node. They are 9 to 23 cm long by 4.5 to 10.5 cm wide.
Plant formBroad-leaved shrubFamilyRubiaceae -
Scotch lovage, sea lovage
This medium-sized plant (50 cm) is typical of the Umbelliferae family in appearance: it has small flowers arranged in umbels, deeply divided leaves and a hollow, ribbed stem.
Plant formHerbaceous shoreline plantFamilyApiaceae (Umbelliferae) -
Sea lavender, marsh-rosemary
This small, short-stemmed plant grows 20 cm tall. Its fleshy green leaves are arranged in an often red-tinged rosette. It bears an abundance of small lavender-blue flowers at the end of the stem.
Plant formHerbaceous shoreline plantFamilyPlombaginaceae -
Sea lymegrass
This large rhizomatous plant grows 1 to 1.25 m tall. It has long, broad, ribbon-like, bluish-green leaves.
Plant formHerbaceous terrestrial plantFamilyPoaceae (Gramineae)