Western Wild Ginger’s paired heart-shaped leaves, with its unusual maroon flower hidden at ground level. Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Asarum
Flame Acanthus in bloom, showing its loose, wand-like branching and scattered tubular flowers. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Anisacanthus quadrifidus
American Groundnut’s dense raceme of dusky maroon-red flowers, twining up a shrub for support. Photo: Douglas Goldman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Apios americana,
A stand of sand bluestem showing its tall, silvery-blue stems and fluffy, wind-dispersed seed heads. Photo: Justin Meissen, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Andropogon hallii,
A climbing aster shrub in full fall bloom, its arching canes covered in lavender-pink flowers. Photo: Everglades NPS, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Ampelaster carolinianus, commonly
Arkansas blue star in spring bloom, its clusters of pale blue star-shaped flowers held above a mound of threadlike foliage. Photo: peganum, Wikimedia Commons (CC
Spanish Moss draping a live oak canopy in Florida. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Tillandsia usneoides, commonly known as Spanish
Lechuguilla’s compact rosette of narrow, needle-tipped leaves, the classic form of a mature plant. Photo: Dave, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Agave lechuguilla, known simply
Anise hyssop’s upright lavender flower spikes, growing wild in a Minnesota prairie remnant. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Agastache foeniculum, known as Lavender Hyssop or Anise
Black maple’s dense, rounded crown turning gold in early fall. Photo: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Acer nigrum, commonly called Black Maple, is a stately shade
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