A wind-flattened whitebark pine clinging to bare rock at the edge of the Sierra Nevada high country. Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A mature east-side Jeffrey pine towering over the volcanic tablelands south of Mono Lake, California. Photo: Jhodlof, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Pinus jeffreyi, the Jeffrey
Eastern prickly-pear in flower, sprawling low among native grasses. Photo: Annie Weissman, iNaturalist, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Opuntia humifusa, commonly called Eastern Prickly-pear
Water tupelo’s distinctive swollen, buttressed trunk base in a flooded swamp. Photo: Paul Bolstad, University of Minnesota / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0 US) Nyssa
Fraser magnolia flowering shoot near Spruce Knob, West Virginia. Photo: Richtid / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Magnolia fraseri, commonly called Fraser magnolia or mountain
Climbing hempvine in full bloom, covering a post at a wetland’s edge. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Mikania scandens, commonly known as
Staggerbush blooming in the Big Thicket of East Texas, its white urn-shaped flowers hanging in loose clusters along bare stems. Photo: sonnia hill, Wikimedia Commons
Cenizo in full bloom, its silver foliage studded with magenta-pink flowers after rain. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Leucophyllum frutescens, known as Cenizo, Texas
Bog Laurel’s rose-pink flower clusters open above the leathery, needle-like foliage in late spring. Photo: Superior National Forest (CC BY 2.0) Kalmia polifolia, commonly called
Red Dome Blanketflower blooming among native bunchgrasses — the rounded, reddish seed heads behind the flowers give the plant its name. Photo: Petrified Forest National
View More