Ripe velvetleaf blueberries in Algonquin Provincial Park — the fine hairs on the twigs and leaves give the species its name. Photo: Ryan Hodnett, Wikimedia
Sea oats anchoring a foredune with their deep, spreading rhizomes. Photo: Melissa P, Flickr, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Uniola paniculata, commonly called Sea
American stinging nettle growing along a streamside trail in Montana. Photo: Matt Lavin, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis, commonly called American
⚠ Urushiol warning: Every part of this plant — leaves, stems, roots, and even bare winter twigs — contains urushiol, an oily resin that causes
A wild Florida torreya branch along the Apalachicola River, showing healthy new growth alongside the brown dieback typical of the fungal canker disease afflicting the
Bracted spiderwort in bloom at Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, with its characteristic leafy bracts cradling the flower cluster. Photo: Jim Pisarowicz, Wikimedia Commons
Tall Meadow-rue flowering beside a shaded stream, its tassel-like white blooms held above compound foliage. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Thalictrum pubescens,
A wild colony of Southern Shield Fern, its long arching fronds forming a dense groundcover in shaded habitat. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons
Dahlberg Daisy forms low, spreading colonies covered in small golden-yellow flowers for most of the growing season. Photo: Forest and Kim Starr / Wikimedia Commons
A skunk cabbage spathe pushes up through the leaf litter near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Symplocarpus foetidus, commonly known as Skunk Cabbage
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