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 in bloom, its bright yellow flowers held well above the foliage on slender stems. Photo: Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
White Clintonia growing in rich Appalachian woods, its white flowers rising above a rosette of glossy basal leaves. Photo: Thomas G. Barnes, U.S. Fish and
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
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 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 in full spring bloom, Mitchell Canyon, Mt. Diablo State Park, California. Photo: Eric in SF / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Clematis lasiantha,
Port Orford cedar foliage and seed cones photographed in Six Rivers National Forest, Del Norte County, California, within the tree’s native range. Photo: jonleebotany, via
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.
Spurred butterfly pea twining through coastal scrub at Big Talbot Island State Park, Florida. Photo: Smokemob, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Centrosema virginianum, commonly called
