Archives: Native Plants

Goodding’s Willow (Salix gooddingii)

Goodding’s Willow rooted in the rocky wash at Barker Dam, Joshua Tree National Park. Photo: Robb Hannawacker/NPS (Public domain) Salix gooddingii, known as Goodding’s Willow,

Coastal Plain Willow (Salix caroliniana)

A mature Coastal Plain Willow showing its dense, arching canopy. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Salix caroliniana, known as Coastal

Roughfruit Berry (Rubus lasiococcus)

A low, trailing mat of Roughfruit Berry carpeting the duff of a Pacific Northwest conifer forest. Photo: Walter Siegmund / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima)

Giant Coneflower towering over a native prairie, its tall bare stems topped with drooping yellow rays and dark cone-shaped centers. Photo: Eric Hunt / Wikimedia

ʻAmaʻu (Sadleria cyatheoides)

New ʻamaʻu fronds emerge a vivid red before maturing to dark green, a signature feature of this Hawaiian endemic fern. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr

Northern Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris)

Northern dewberry flowering low along the ground on Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, D.C. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Rubus flagellaris, the Northern

Florida Royal Palm (Roystonea regia)

A wild royal palm along a trail in Everglades National Park, towering over the surrounding hammock. Photo: Everglades NPS (Alan Scott), via Wikimedia Commons (Public

Cloudberry (Rubus chamaemorus)

Cloudberry growing low to the ground in open taiga bog, Côte-Nord, Quebec, within the species’ broader North American range. Photo: Nichole Ouellette, via Wikimedia Commons

White Prairie Rose (Rosa foliolosa)

White Prairie Rose in bloom, cultivated at the U.S. National Arboretum, Washington, D.C. Photo: Katja Schulz, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Rosa foliolosa, commonly called

Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri)

Matilija poppy in full bloom at a California botanic garden. Photo: John Rusk, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Romneya coulteri, commonly called the Matilija Poppy

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