A mature Island Ceanothus in full spring bloom, smothered in pale blue flower clusters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Ceanothus arboreus, commonly known as
Scarlet Paintbrush flowering among subalpine rock on Sourdough Ridge, Mount Rainier National Park. Photo: Ron Clausen / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Castilleja miniata, commonly
A mature Mockernut Hickory towers over its neighbors in a Fairfax County, Virginia woodland. Photo: Famartin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Carya tomentosa (syn.
A flowering clump of Desert Paintbrush among rock and dry grasses. Photo: Jane S. Richardson (Dcrjsr) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Castilleja angustifolia, commonly
Fox sedge sends up dense, bristly flower spikes above its grassy clump in early summer. Photo: Jay Sturner, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Carex vulpinoidea,
Eastern star sedge forms a neat, fountain-shaped clump of thread-fine leaves. Photo: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Carex radiata, commonly called eastern star sedge or straight-styled
Bush anemone in bloom, grown from Fresno County stock at a botanic garden. Photo: Stickpen, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Carpenteria californica, commonly known as bush anemone
A mature clump of Slough Sedge, showing its dense, fountain-like mound of glossy dark green leaves. Photo: brewbooks, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Carex obnupta,
A mature clump of Seersucker Sedge, its wide leaves radiating out in a distinctive fountain shape. Photo: Jay Sturner, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Carex
Creeping Sedge forms loose, fountain-like tufts of arching leaves on the floor of rich deciduous woods. Photo: Jenn (McPhee) Dyson, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
