Archives: Native Plants

Hops (Humulus lupulus)

Wild hops climbing a thicket along the Montour Trail, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Humulus lupulus, commonly known as Hops or Common

Dwarf Iris (Iris lacustris)

Dwarf Iris blooming in its characteristic low mat. Photo: Joel Trick, USFWS (Public Domain) Iris lacustris, known as Dwarf Iris or Dwarf Lake Iris, is

Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)

A toyon shrub loaded with its namesake red berries above the East Bay hills of California. Photo: tdlucas5000, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Heteromeles arbutifolia,

Pili Grass (Heteropogon contortus)

Pili grass, also called tanglehead, forms dense bunches of fine, wiry foliage in open, sunny sites. Photo: Harry Rose, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Heteropogon

Hairy Alumroot (Heuchera villosa)

A hairy alumroot clump in bloom, its wiry flower stalks rising well above the mounded foliage. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor (CC BY-SA 4.0) Heuchera villosa,

Galax (Galax urceolata)

A galax plant in flower, showing its rounded, leathery evergreen leaves and upright flower spike. Photo: Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, via Wikimedia

Desert Sunflower (Geraea canescens)

A desert sunflower in bloom in a gravel wash, Death Valley National Park, California. Photo: Dcrjsr, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Geraea canescens, commonly

Dwarf Fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii)

Dwarf Fothergilla in full spring bloom, its honey-scented bottlebrush flowers opening before the leaves. Photo: Schurdl, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Fothergilla gardenii, commonly called

California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica)

A wild California Coffeeberry shrub with ripening fruit above the Kings Canyon backcountry. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Frangula californica (formerly

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