Penstemon digitalis in full bloom with elegant white flower spikes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Penstemon digitalis, commonly known as Beardtongue or Foxglove Beardtongue, is one
Compass Plant in full prairie bloom, its towering stems topped with large sunflower-like yellow flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Silphium laciniatum, commonly known
American Larch standing in the boreal landscape. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Larix laricina, commonly known as American Larch, Tamarack, or Eastern Larch, is
Arrow-leaved Aster in bloom with characteristic pale blue to lavender ray flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Aster sagittifolius (syn. Symphyotrichum sagittifolium), commonly known
Western Sandcherry in bloom — a low, spreading shrub adapted to sandy soils of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain foothills. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public
Virginia Creeper climbing with its characteristic five-leaflet compound leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Parthenocissus quinquefolia, commonly known as Virginia Creeper, is one of the
Sticky Geranium in bloom showing characteristic pink-purple flowers with darker veins. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Geranium viscosissimum, commonly known as Sticky Geranium or
Prairie Sandreed growing in its characteristic sandy soil habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Calamovilfa longifolia, commonly known as Prairie Sandreed, is a tall,
Indian Ricegrass forming characteristic dense bunchgrass clumps in arid western habitat. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain) Achnatherum hymenoides (formerly Oryzopsis hymenoides), commonly known as Indian
Showy Goldeneye’s brilliant yellow blooms light up rocky mountain hillsides from midsummer through fall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Heliomeris multiflora, commonly known as
