Woodland Phlox in full spring bloom on a woodland floor in Wooster, Ohio. Photo: Wilson44691, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Phlox divaricata, known as Woodland Phlox, Wild
Crested Iris in bloom, showing the raised crest on each fall. Photo: Shannon Welch, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Iris
Copper Iris in bloom. Note the flat, wide-spread form, with falls and standards nearly the same color. Photo: Scott Loarie, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Iris fulva,
Littleleaf Mockorange in full bloom at Black Canyon of the Gunnison, western Colorado. Photo: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Philadelphus microphyllus, commonly known
A mature Sugar Maple in peak autumn color, Québec City. Photo: Cephas, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Acer saccharum, commonly known as Sugar Maple, Rock
Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) in full bloom — its large pink flowers are among the most beautiful wildflowers of the Alaskan summer. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) — its graceful, drooping leader and soft blue-green foliage are unmistakable in Alaska’s subalpine forests. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Green Alder (Alnus crispa) — a thicket-forming shrub essential to Alaska’s riparian and subalpine ecosystems. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Alnus crispa (syn. Alnus
Beach Pine (Pinus contorta) — a tough, drought-tolerant conifer native to the Pacific Coast and subarctic zones. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pinus contorta,
Yellow Sedum forming a dense ground-covering mat on Alaskan alpine rocks — one of the most drought-tolerant native plants in the state. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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