Western Trillium in bloom, Mason County, Washington. Photo: VJAnderson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Trillium ovatum, known as Western Trillium or Pacific Trillium, is
Virginia Spiderwort blooming in a Pennsylvania garden bed. Photo: Cbaile19 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Tradescantia virginiana, commonly called Virginia Spiderwort, is a clump-forming perennial wildflower
⚠️ Urushiol warning: Every part of this plant — leaves, stems, roots, and even bare winter twigs — carries urushiol, an oily resin that causes
Pacific yew’s typical form: a small, irregular understory tree beneath taller conifers, Pacific Northwest. Photo: Walter Siegmund / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5) Taxus brevifolia,
A mature organ pipe cactus clump along North Puerto Blanco Scenic Drive, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Photo: Ken Lund / Wikimedia Commons (CC
Marsh fern fronds in a wet-meadow colony, Double Trouble State Park, New Jersey. Photo: Michael Ellis / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Thelypteris palustris, commonly
Tall goldenrod blooming in an old field in the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Solidago altissima, commonly known as
Roundleaf greenbrier in flower, growing wild along the C&O Canal, Montgomery County, Maryland. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Smilax rotundifolia, commonly called
A flowering mat of three-toothed cinquefoil rooted in a rock crevice on Mount Mansfield, Vermont — classic habitat for this tough little plant. Photo: Doug
Scarlet sage in bloom, its loose, interrupted spikes of red flowers held above soft, triangular leaves. Photo: Carl E. Lewis (Flickr) via Wikimedia Commons (CC
