A blooming Seepwillow shrub growing along a seasonal wash, showing its willow-like leaves and creamy flower clusters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Baccharis salicifolia,
A mature Coyote Bush in its natural coastal scrub habitat, with yellowish male flower heads visible along the branch tips. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
A sprawling California milkweed plant in its typical dry, open habitat, with the felted gray-green foliage that distinguishes it from other milkweeds. Photo: Marshal Hedin,
Arizona milkweed in bloom, showing its narrow grass-like leaves and rounded clusters of white to pale pink flowers. Photo: Pamahon, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sea thrift blooming on a coastal bluff above Pescadero State Beach, California. Photo: Annette Teng, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Armeria maritima, commonly called Sea
Puakala growing from bare, sun-baked ground on Kahoolawe — classic habitat for this dryland Hawaiian endemic. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY
The curving, purple-striped pipe-shaped flowers of California pipevine, with early heart-shaped leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, (CC BY-SA 2.0) California Pipevine (Aristolochia californica), also called
Arizona madrone foliage and reddish new growth, Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest. Photo: Kenneth Bosma (Kretyen), Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Arbutus arizonica, the Arizona
Wild sarsaparilla flowering on the forest floor at Newport State Park, Wisconsin. Photo: Joshua Mayer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Aralia nudicaulis, known as
Golden columbine blooming in a canyon seep at Zion National Park, Utah. Photo: Jim Morefield / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Aquilegia chrysantha, the Golden
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