Gardening

Lignum Vitae (Guaiacum sanctum)

Lignum Vitae’s striking purplish-blue flowers, one of the most distinctive blooms of any Florida native tree. Photo: David J. Stang, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Goldenball Leadtree (Leucaena retusa)

Goldenball Leadtree in full bloom, its branches covered in bright golden puffball flower clusters. Photo: Susan Barnum, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Leucaena retusa, the

Southwestern White Pine (Pinus strobiformis)

Southwestern white pine growing in the Sacramento Mountains near Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Pinus strobiformis (syn. Pinus reflexa), commonly called

Rock Elm (Ulmus thomasii)

Rock elm leaves and bark, St. Louis County, Missouri. Photo: JDMcGreg / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ulmus thomasii, commonly known as Rock Elm or

Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica)

Painted buckeye in spring bloom, showing its palmate leaves and pale flower spike. Photo: Dcrjsr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Aesculus sylvatica, commonly called

Ozark Chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis)

Ozark chinquapin foliage and summer male catkins, Mt. Magazine State Park, Logan County, Arkansas. Photo: Eric Hunt / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Castanea ozarkensis,

Mountain Silverbell (Halesia tetraptera)

Mountain silverbell in spring bloom, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Halesia tetraptera, commonly called Mountain Silverbell, is a small to medium

Blue Ash (Fraxinus quadrangulata)

Mature blue ash at Dawes Arboretum, Licking County, Ohio. Photo: James St. John / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Fraxinus quadrangulata, commonly known as Blue

White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)

A mixed mangrove stand in the Everglades; white mangrove typically grows at the landward, higher-elevation edge of this community. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Sea Grape (Coccoloba uvifera)

Sea grape growing at the water’s edge on Longboat Key, Florida, its rounded leaves turning copper with age. Photo: Ebyabe, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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