Fresh green bushy spikemoss foliage, lush after rain — the same plant turns brown and curls tight in summer drought. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor (CC
Burrograss forms low, wiry tufts on dry, rocky ground throughout the southwestern desert grasslands. Photo: aspidoscelis, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Scleropogon brevifolius, commonly called burrograss, is
Tumblegrass colonizing open ground at the edge of a prairie dog town. Photo: Matt Lavin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Schedonnardus paniculatus, commonly called
A patch of Starrush Whitetop blooming in a wet meadow. Photo: Judy Gallagher / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Rhynchospora colorata, commonly called Starrush Whitetop,
A mature Paper Flower clump in full bloom, Calico Basin, Nevada. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Psilostrophe cooperi, commonly known as
Chairmaker’s Bulrush growing at a pond edge in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo: Matt Lavin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Schoenoplectus americanus (syn. Scirpus americanus,
Big galleta forms dense, rounded bunches that hold their tawny color through the dry season. Photo: Daniel Mayer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pleuraphis
Small palafox in bloom on sandy riverbank, Edwards Plateau, Texas. Photo: Mason Brock (Public domain) Palafoxia callosa, commonly known as Small Palafox, is a slender,
A cluster of popcorn flower blooms, each with a bright yellow eye at the center of five white petals. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest
A mature Hall’s panicgrass clump, with curling dry leaf blades typical of the species. Photo: Sue Carnahan (CC BY 4.0) Panicum hallii, commonly known as
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