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Schizachyrium
Nees (Poaceae). skitsuh-
ki
-ree-oom. Gk. split chaff, referring to the divided lemma. 60 spp. grasses. Widespread, mainly warm and trop. regs.

scoparium
(Michx.) Nash. skoh-
pair
-ree-oom. Little bluestem. Lat. broom-like. Canada, USA, N Mex.

Schizophragma
Sieb. & Zucc. (Hydrangeaceae). skits-oh-
frag
-muh. Gk. divided wall, referring to the split walls of the fruit. 10 spp. woody climbers. China, Korea, Japan.

hydrangeoides
Sieb. & Zucc. hie-drayn-jee-
oy
-deez. Lat. like
Hydrangea
. Japan.

integrifolium
Oliv. in-teg-ri-
foh
-leeoom. Lat. with untoothed leaves. China.

Schizostylis coccinea
Backh. & Harvey =
Hesperantha coccinea

Schlumbergera
Lem. (Cactaceae). shloom-
burg
-uh-ruh. After French cactus collector Frédéric Schlumberger (1823–1893). 6 spp. cacti. Brazil.

×
buckleyi
(T. Moore) Tjaden.
buk
-leeee. Christmas cactus. After William Buckley, who raised it in the 1840s.
S. russelliana
×
S. truncata
. Cult.

truncata
(Haw.) Moran. trun-
kah
-tuh. Thanksgiving cactus. Lat. abruptly cut off (the stem segments).

Schoenoplectus
(Rchb.) Palla (Cyperaceae). skeen-oh-
plek
-toos. Bulrushes. Gk. reed, plaited (the stems are used for making objects). 77 spp. ann. and perenn. herbs. Widespread.

acutus
(Muhl. ex Bigelow) Á. Löve & D. Löve. uh-
kew
-toos. Lat. sharp-pointed (the spikelets). Canada, USA.

lacustris
(L.) Palla. luh-
kus
-tris. Lat. of lakes. Eur., Asia, Africa.

pungens
(Vahl) Palla.
pung
-uhnz. Lat. sharp-pointed (the flower scales).

tabernaemontani
(C. C. Gmel.) Palla. tab-er-nie-mon-
tah
-nee. After German physician and botanist
Jacob Theodore Mueller von Bergzabern (Lat.
Tabernaemontanus
) (1522–1590).
‘Zebrinus’
. zeb-
reen
-oos. Zebra-like (the striped shoots).

validus
Vahl =
S. tabernaemontani

Sciadopitys
Sieb. & Zucc. (Sciadopityaceae). skee-uh-
do
-pi-tis. Gk. umbrella pine, from the arrangement of the leaves. 1 sp., conifer. Japan.

verticillata
(Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. vur-ti-si-
lah
-tuh. Umbrella pine. Lat. whorled (the leaves).

Scilla
L. (Asparagaceae).
sil
-uh. Gk. name for
Urginea maritima
(sea squill). 80 spp. bulbous herbs. Eur., Africa, W Asia.

autumnalis
L. aw-toom-
nah
-lis. Autumn squill. Lat. of autumn (flowering). Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

bifolia
L. bie-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. two-leaved. Eur., W Asia.

forbesii
(Baker) Speta.
forbz
-ee-ee. After Manx naturalist Edward Forbes (1815–1854), who collected the type specimen ca. 1842. Turkey.

litardierei
Breistr. li-tard-ee-
e
-ree. After René Verriet de Litardière (1888–1957), French botanist. Croatia.

luciliae
(Boiss.) Speta. lue-
sil
-ee-ie. After Lucile Françoise Butini (1822–1849), wife of author Pierre Edmund Boissier. He collected the type specimen in 1842 and named it
Chionodoxa luciliae
. W Turkey.

mischtschenkoana
Grossh. mish-chen-koh-
ah
-nuh. After Pavel Ivanovich Misczenko (1869–1938), Russian botanist. Caucasus, N Iran.

peruviana
L. pe-rue-vee-
ah
-nuh. Of Peru, where it was thought to originate. SW Eur., N Africa.

sardensis
(Whittall ex Barr & Sayden) Speta. sard-
en
-sis. Lat. of Sart (Sardes), Turkey. W Turkey.

siberica
Haw. si-
be
-ri-kuh. Lat. of Siberia. W Asia.

Scindapsus aureus
(Linden & André) Engl. =
Epipremnum aureum

Scirpus
L. (Cyperaceae).
skirp
-oos. Bulrushes. Lat. name for a kind of rush. 35 spp. perenn. herbs. N Am., Eur., Asia, Australia.

acutus
Muhl. ex Bigelow =
Schoenoplectus acutus

atrovirens
Willd. at-roh-
vie
-ruhnz. Lat. dark green. Canada, USA.

cernuus
Vahl =
Isolepis cernua

cyperinus
(L.) Kunth. si-puh-
reen
-oos. Lat. sedge-like. Canada, USA, Mex.

fluviatilis
(Torr.) A. Gray =
Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

maritimus
L. =
Bolboschoenus maritimus

pungens
Vahl =
Schoenoplectus pungens

sylvaticus
L. sil-
vat
-i-koos. Lat. of woods. Eur., W and C Asia.

tabernaemontani
C. C. Gmel. =
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Scopolia
Jacq. (Solanaceae). skoh-
pol
-ee-uh. After Italian physician and naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723–1788), who first collected it. 2 spp. perenn. herbs. Eur., W Asia, Japan, Korea.

carniolica
Jacq. kar-nee-
ol
-i-kuh. Lat. of Carniola (now part of Slovenia), where Scopoli collected it. C and E Eur., Caucasus.

scorpion senna
Hippocrepis emerus

scouring rush
Equisetum hyemale
.
dwarf
E. scirpoides

Scrophularia
L. (Scrophulariaceae). skrof-ew-
lah
-ree-uh. From scrofula, referring to med. properties, from Middle English for a breeding sow, which were believed to be susceptible to the disease. 200 spp., mainly perenn. herbs, subshrubs. Eur., Asia, N Am.

auriculata
L. o-rik-ew-
lah
-tuh. Water figwort. Lat. with small, ear-like lobes (at the leaf bases). Eur., N Africa.

Scutellaria
L. (Lamiaceae). skue-tuh-
lah
-ree-uh. Skullcaps. From Lat. a small dish, referring to the appearance of the calyx in fruit. 350 spp., herbs, subshrubs. Widespread.

baicalensis
Georgi. bie-kuhl-
en
-sis. Of Lake Baikal, Siberia. E Russia, China, Korea.

incana
Biehler. in-
kah
-nuh. Lat. grey (the stems). E USA.

lateriflora
L. la-tuh-ri-
flaw
-ruh. Lat. with flowers on one side (of the inflorescence). Canada, USA.

scordiifolia
Fisch. ex Schrank. skor-dee-i-
foh
-lee-uh. Lat. with leaves like
Scordium
(
Teucrium
). Siberia to China.

sea buckthorn
Hippophae rhamnoides

sea holly
Eryngium maritimum

sedge
Carex
.
awlfruit
C. stipata
.
Bebb’s
C. bebbii
.
Bicknell’s
C. bicknellii
.
broom
C. scoparia
.
Buchanan’s
C. buchananii
.
fox
C. vulpinoidea
.
fringed
C. crinita
.
glaucous
C. flacca
.
Gray’s
C. grayi
.
greater brown
C. brunnea
.
hairy
C. lacustris
.
hop
C. lupulina
.
long hair
C. comosa
.
Muskingum
C. muskingumensis
.
muttonbird
C. trifida
.
orange
C. testacea
.
pendulous
C. pendula
.
Pennsylvania
C. pensylvanica
.
plantainleaf
C. plantaginea
.
slender tufted
C. acuta
.
tufted
C. elata
.
umbrella
Cyperus involucratus
.
upright
Carex stricta
.
water
C. aquatilis

Sedum
L. (Crassulaceae).
see
-doom. From the Lat. name, possibly for
Sempervivum
and/or
Sedum
, from Lat. to sit, referring to their habit, or to assuage, from med. properties. 500 spp., ann. and perenn. herbs, sub-shrubs. N and C Am., Eur., Africa, Asia.

acre
L.
ak
-ree. Stonecrop. Lat. sharp-tasting (the leaves). Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

aizoon
L. ie-
zoh
-on. Gk. always alive. E Russia, China, Korea, Japan.

album
L.
al
-boom. White stonecrop. Lat. white (the flowers). Eur., N Africa, W Asia.

cauticola
Praeger. kaw-
ti
-ko-luh. Lat. growing on cliffs. Japan (Hokkaido).

dasyphyllum
L. das-ee-
fil
-oom. Gk. thick-leaved. Eur., N Africa, Turkey.

ellocombianum
Praeger. el-uh-koombee-
ah
-noom. After English clergyman and horticulturist Henry Nicholson Ellacombe (1822–1916), who urged Praeger to revise the cultivated sedums. Japan.

erythrostictum
(Miq.) H. Ohba. e-rith-roh-
stik
-toom. Gk. red-spotted. China, E Russia, Korea, Japan.

ewersii
Ledeb. ew-
erz
-ee-ee. After German historian Johann Philipp Gustav von Ewers (1779–1830),
friend of author Carl Friedrich von Ledebour. N India, C Asia.

floriferum
Praeger. flo-
rif
-uh-room. Lat. bearing (many) flowers. China (Shandong).

kamtschaticum
Fisch. kamt-
shat
-i-koom. Of Kamchatka. E Russia, China, Japan (Hokkaido).

lydium
Boiss.
lid
-ee-oom. Lat. of Lydia (ancient reg. of W Turkey). Turkey.

middendorffianum
Maxim. miduhn-dorf-ee-
ah
-noom. After Russian physician and naturalist Alexander Theodorowitsch Middendorff (1815–1894), who collected it in Siberia. E Russia, N China, Korea.

morganianum
E. Walther. mor-ganee-
ah
-noom. Burro’s tail. After San Francisco optometrist and plant collector Meredith Morgan, who first flowered it. Mex.