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Botanical Taxon Crop Sector Sort ascending Examination Office Country Downloads
Sansevieria sp. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Sansevieria zeylanica (L.) Wild.; Sansevieria cylindrica Bojer ex Hook.; Sansevieria ehrenbergii Schweinf.; Sansevieria robusta N. E. Br.; Sansevieria trifasciata Prain; Sansevieria Thunb. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sanvitalia Lam. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Sarcococca hookeriana Baill. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sarracenia L.; Sarracenia flava L.; Sarracenia oreophila Wherry Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Saxifraga L.; Saxifraga × arendsii Engl.; Saxifraga callosa Sm. × S. longifolia Lapeyr.; Saxifraga cortusifolia Siebold & Zucc. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Scabiosa L.; Scabiosa africana L.; Scabiosa columbaria L.; Scabiosa japonica var. alpina Takeda; Scabiosa ochroleuca L. Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Scaevola L.; Scaevola montana Labill. (syn.: Scaevola saligna G. Forst.) Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Schizachyrium scoparium (Michx.) Nash Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sciadopitys verticillata Thunberg Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Sempervivum L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Sinningia Nees Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Skimmia Thunb. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Solidago L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Spiraea L.; S. betulifolia Pall.; S. fritschiana C. K. Schneid. × S. japonica L. f.; S. hayatana H. L. Li × S. japonica L. f.; S. japonica L. f. (syn. S. bumalda Burv.); S. media Schmidt; S. nipponica Maxim.; S. × cinerea Zabel; S. prunifolia Siebold & Zu Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Spiraea L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Stachys byzantina K. Koch x S. debilis Kunth Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Symphoricarpos xdoorenbosii Krüssm. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Taxus L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Teucrium L.; Teucrium xlucidrys Boom; Teucrium fruticans L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Thalictrum L.; Thalictrum flavum L.; Thalictrum delavayi Franch.; Thalictrum petaloideum L.; Thalictrum aquilegiifolium L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Thunbergia Retz. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Tiarella L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tillandsia L.; Tillandsia cyanea Linden ex K. Koch Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Trachelium caeruleum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Lindl.) Lem. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Tradescantia L.; Tradescantia cerinthoides kunth; Tradescantia albiflora Kunth; Tradescantia spathacea Sw.; Tradescantia virginiana L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Trifolium repens L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Ulmus L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Vanda Jones ex R. Br. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Sesleria heufleriana Schur Ornamental & Forestry ILVO Belgium
Tarenaya Raf. (syn. Cleome L.) Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L. and hybrids with this species Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Ceropegia linearis E. Mey. subsp. woodii (Schltr.) H. Huber (syn. Ceropegia woodii Schltr.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Calanthe R. Br. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Eutrochium maculatum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. maculatum (syn. Eupatorium maculatum L.); Eutrochium purpureum (L.) E. E. Lamont var. purpureum (syn. Eupatorium purpureum L.) Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Maranta L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Parrotia persica (DC.) C. A. Mey. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Sedum L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Rhodanthemum hosmariense (Ball) B. H. Wilcox & al. (syn. Leucanthemum hosmariense (Ball) Font Quer) Ornamental & Forestry GEVES France
Lophomyrtus x ralphii (Hook. f.) Burrett Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Alocasia baginda Kurniawan & P. C. Boyce; Alocasia brancifolia (Schott) A. Hay; Alocasia infernalis P. C. Boyce; Alocasia lauterbachiana (Engl.) A. Hay; Alocasia longiloba Miq. x A. sanderiana W. Bull; Alocasia micholitziana Sander; Alocasia nebula A. Hay; Alocasia wentii Engl. & K.Krause; Alocasia zebrina Schott ex Van Houtte Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Andropogon gerardi Vitman; Andropogon hallii Hack. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands