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Botanical Taxon Crop Sector Sort ascending Examination Office Country Downloads
Ribes sanguineum Pursh Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Robinia L.; Robinia pseudoacacia L.; Robinia × margaretta Ashe Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Rudbeckia sp. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Sambucus L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Sambucus nigra L. Ornamental & Forestry COBORU Poland
Sanguisorba officinalis L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
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
Veronica L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Viburnum L.; Viburnum cassinoides L.; Viburnum odoratissimum Ker Gawl.; Viburnum opulus L.; Viburnum plicatum Thunb.; Viburnum rhytidophyllum Hemsl.; Viburnum tinus L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Vinca L. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
Viola L.; Viola × wittrockiana Gams; Viola cornuta L. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands
Vitex agnus-castus L. Ornamental & Forestry Bundessortenamt Germany
Vitex sp.; Vitex agnus-castus L.; Vitex trifolia L. × Vitex agnus-castus; Vitex trifolia L. Ornamental & Forestry NEBIH Hungary
xAliceara hort. Ornamental & Forestry Naktuinbouw Netherlands