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Bear Grass
Xerophyllum tenax
A North American mountain plant with grass-like leaves and tall summer plumes of cream-white flowers, important to several Indigenous craft traditions.
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List of 2-syllable Plants that contain S
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Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
A Southeast Asian foliage plant grown for its kaleidoscopic leaves in red, purple, lime, and chocolate, popular in beds, containers, and as a houseplant.
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Ficus
Ficus benjamina
A vast genus of tropical figs that includes giant strangler trees, small houseplants, and the iconic rubber and fiddle-leaf figs of interior design.
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Ginseng
Panax ginseng
A slow-growing East Asian and North American forest herb with branched fleshy roots used for thousands of years in traditional medicine as a tonic.
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Hosta
Hosta plantaginea
A shade-loving Asian perennial famous for sculptural mounds of broad leaves in green, blue, gold, and variegated patterns, the backbone of woodland gardens.
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Lambs Ear
Stachys byzantina
A Turkish and Iranian perennial herb with soft silvery felted leaves that feel like a lambs ear, a popular tactile plant for childrens and sensory gardens.
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
A Mediterranean biennial culinary herb grown for fresh green or curled leaves used worldwide as a garnish, flavoring, and tabletop salad ingredient.
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Pothos
Epipremnum aureum
A South Pacific trailing aroid with heart-shaped leaves, the most widely sold houseplant in the world and an emblem of beginner-friendly indoor gardening.
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Quack Grass
Elymus repens
A Eurasian perennial cool-season grass spreading aggressively by underground rhizomes, considered one of the worst lawn and crop weeds in temperate zones.
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Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
A tough West African succulent with stiff upright sword-shaped leaves, one of the most forgiving houseplants and a NASA-listed air purifier.
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Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
A wetland herb with fragrant strap-shaped leaves that smell faintly of cinnamon when crushed, used in medicine and ritual across Eurasia and North America.
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Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum
A large evergreen Pacific Northwest fern with stiff dark green sword-shaped fronds, common in coastal coniferous forests and a popular shade landscape plant.
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Tillandsia
Tillandsia
A large genus of soilless American bromeliads, including Spanish moss and many air plants, that absorb moisture and nutrients straight through their leaves.
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Zoysia Grass
Zoysia japonica
A warm-season Asian turf grass that forms a dense slow-growing lawn tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, popular on golf courses and in southern lawns.
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