Native Plants

Dotted Hawthorn (Crataegus punctata)

Dotted Hawthorn in full spring bloom, a wild tree near the Great Lakes. Photo: Nadiatalent, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Crataegus punctata, commonly known as Dotted

Whorled Tickseed (Coreopsis major)

Whorled Tickseed in bloom, its bright yellow flowers held well above the foliage on slender stems. Photo: Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Green Buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus)

Green Buttonwood growing in John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, Key Largo, Florida. Photo: Mason Brock (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain) Conocarpus erectus, known as Green

Miner’s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)

A spring patch of miner’s lettuce, its round perfoliate leaves forming a dense groundcover. Photo: Curtis Clark / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5) Claytonia perfoliata,

Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)

Elegant clarkia blooming in chaparral, Panoche Valley, San Benito County, California. Photo: Eric in SF / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Clarkia unguiculata, commonly called

Chaparral Clematis (Clematis lasiantha)

Chaparral clematis in full spring bloom, Mitchell Canyon, Mt. Diablo State Park, California. Photo: Eric in SF / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Clematis lasiantha,

Cocoplum (Chrysobalanus icaco)

A cocoplum shrub showing its characteristic glossy, nearly round leaves, photographed at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in Miami, within the species’ native South Florida range.

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