Archives: Native Plants

Texas Pistache (Pistacia mexicana)

Texas Pistache foliage, showing the glossy, pinnately compound leaves with bronzy-red new growth typical of the species. Photo: iNaturalist user tereso30, via Wikimedia Commons (CC

Table Mountain Pine (Pinus pungens)

A wind-shaped Table Mountain Pine clinging to a rock outcrop above the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Photo: Famartin, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pinus pungens, commonly

Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata)

A native Monterey Pine on the Big Sur coast, Monterey County — within one of only three wild native stands on Earth. Photo: dalvenjah, Wikimedia

Mexican Pinyon (Pinus cembroides)

A mature Mexican Pinyon in the Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas. Photo: jhorthos / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Pinus cembroides, commonly called Mexican Pinyon,

Knobcone Pine (Pinus attenuata)

An open knobcone pine stand along a Santa Cruz Mountains ridge, with the Pacific visible beyond. Photo: 4johnny5 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Pinus

Foxtail Pine (Pinus balfouriana)

A subalpine foxtail pine stand in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, Klamath Mountains. Photo: Miguel Vieira / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Pinus balfouriana, the Foxtail

Arizona Pine (Pinus arizonica)

Arizona pines growing among granite boulders at Mount Lemmon in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Photo: Debbie / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Pinus arizonica, the

Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

A mature pokeweed plant with its signature magenta stems and drooping fruit clusters. Photo: Ryan Hodnett / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) ⚠ All parts

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