A gnarled Blackjack Oak growing from thin, rocky soil — its native element. Photo: Jay Sturner, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Quercus marilandica, the Blackjack
A young water oak showing the dense, rounded crown typical of the species in open ground. Photo: Cossey25, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Quercus nigra,
A mature cabbage palm rising above saw palmetto and wiregrass at Matheson Hammock, Miami, Florida. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
A gnarled Pitch Pine clinging to exposed ledge at Pinnacle Rock, Connecticut. Photo: Ragesoss / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pinus rigida, commonly known as
A needle palm clump in a southern woodland, its fan leaves held on long stalks above the short, hidden trunk. Photo: James H. Miller &
Wild Venus flytraps with open traps in the Green Swamp Preserve near Supply, North Carolina, in October. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
A mature, many-armed saguaro on the slopes of Picacho Peak State Park, between Tucson and Phoenix. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek (Kenraiz), Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Plains coreopsis with yellow and maroon flower heads in Salina, Oklahoma. Photo: OKJaguar — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Plains coreopsis fills open sunny ground
White and pink-tinged common ninebark flowers photographed in Québec, Canada. Photo: Nichole Ouellette — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Common ninebark is an adaptable deciduous
Savanna blazing star photographed at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Photo: Andrew C — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0. Eastern blazing star brings a different texture
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