Archives: Native Plants

Desert Peach (Prunus andersonii)

Desert peach in full bloom on a dry eastern Sierra Nevada slope, Mono County, California. Photo: Dcrjsr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Prunus andersonii, commonly

Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa)

Sticky Cinquefoil growing through rocky mountain talus. Photo: Walter Siegmund / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Potentilla glandulosa — often listed as Drymocallis glandulosa in

Graceful Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis)

Graceful Cinquefoil growing on a rocky mountain slope in sagebrush steppe. Photo: Matt Lavin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Potentilla gracilis, known as Graceful

Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex)

Common Cinquefoil’s trailing stems, toothed leaflets, and bright yellow flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Potentilla simplex, widely known as Common Cinquefoil or Old-field

Tobosa (Pleuraphis mutica)

A mature tobosa clump in late-season bloom, southeastern Arizona. Photo: Sue Carnahan, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pleuraphis mutica (also published as Hilaria mutica, and

Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)

Licorice fern carpeting a moss-covered bigleaf maple trunk in autumn, its favorite perch. Photo: Totalirus, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Polypodium glycyrrhiza, commonly known as

Indian Physic (Gillenia stipulata)

A flowering stem showing the narrow, widely spaced white petals and deeply toothed trifoliate leaves. Photo: Teresa A Mewborn, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Gillenia stipulata (long

California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa)

A mature California sycamore shows the broad, irregular crown typical of open-grown trees. Photo: Awinch1001, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Platanus racemosa, the California Sycamore (also called

Arizona Sycamore (Platanus wrightii)

Arizona sycamore following a desert watercourse, its pale, multi-trunked form visible even from a distance. Photo: Raquel Baranow, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Platanus wrightii,

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