Chuparosa in bloom on a rocky slope of the Santa Rosa Mountains, Southern California. Photo: Stan Shebs, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Justicia californica, known
Firebush branch showing its characteristic clusters of tubular orange-red flowers and ripening berries. Photo: Carol VanHook, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Hamelia patens, commonly known
A wild stand of California poppy blooming near Lake Elsinore, California. Photo: Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS, Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Eschscholzia californica, the California poppy, is the
The broad, leafy crown of a mature pecan, growing at Dawes Arboretum in Licking County, Ohio, near the northern edge of its range. Photo: James
A flowering clump of large-flowered coreopsis, showing the loose, airy habit and abundant yellow blooms typical of the species. Photo: José Luis Gálvez, via Wikimedia
A mature Sword Fern clump carpeting the forest floor on Cougar Mountain, Washington. Photo: Peter Stevens (CC BY 2.0) Polystichum munitum, commonly known as Sword
A mature Shadscale shrub growing in sparse sagebrush steppe near the Pryor Mountains. Photo: Matt Lavin (CC BY-SA 2.0) Atriplex confertifolia, commonly known as Shadscale
Threadleaf coreopsis in bloom in Eastport, Maryland. Photo: Fritzmann2002, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Coreopsis verticillata, commonly called Threadleaf Coreopsis or Whorled Tickseed, is a
A stand of Sand Pine, a defining tree of Florida’s scrub ecosystem. Photo: Bill Lea, courtesy USDA Forest Service (public domain) Pinus clausa, commonly known
A mature Overcup Oak’s upright trunk and broad, rounded crown. Photo: Cossey25 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus lyrata, commonly known as Overcup Oak,
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