Dense, rounded pointleaf manzanita shrubs on a dry hillside, Spring Mountains, Nevada. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Arctostaphylos pungens, commonly called
Mountain whitethorn branch showing the rigid, spine-tipped stems and creamy-white flower clusters, Tioga Pass Road, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Eric in SF / Wikimedia Commons
A mature hoaryleaf ceanothus in full bloom, Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Berkeley. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ceanothus crassifolius, known as
Eastwood manzanita branch with glossy evergreen leaves and winter flower clusters. Photo: Franz Xaver / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Arctostaphylos glandulosa, commonly known as
Hill Country Penstemon in full bloom, showing its clumping habit and spikes of brilliant magenta-red flowers. Photo: William L. Farr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
Dakota Mock Vervain blooming in the Badlands of South Dakota, showing its rounded cluster of pink-lavender flowers. Photo: National Park Service (Public Domain) Glandularia bipinnatifida,
Penstemon havardii, commonly called Big Bend Penstemon (also Big Bend Beardtongue, Havard Penstemon, or Havard’s Beardtongue), is a striking perennial wildflower restricted in the United
The airy, wand-like flower sprays of Lindheimer’s Beeblossom, in a garden planting. Photo: Javier Martin / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Oenothera lindheimeri (long sold under
A dense stand of Greenthread in bloom, its threadlike foliage nearly hidden beneath masses of golden-yellow flowers. Photo: MtBotany / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Engelmann Daisy growing in a native grassland clump, its wiry stems topped with cheerful yellow flowerheads. Photo: sonnia hill / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
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