Archives: Native Plants

Rose Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua)

Rose turtlehead flower and foliage. Photo: Wouter Hagens (CC BY-SA 3.0) Chelone obliqua, commonly called Rose Turtlehead, Red Turtlehead, or Pink Turtlehead, is an upright,

Palm Sedge (Carex muskingumensis)

Palm sedge growing along Meadow Lake at the Morton Arboretum, Illinois. Photo: Jay Sturner (CC BY 2.0) Carex muskingumensis, commonly called Palm Sedge or Muskingum

Wild Calla (Calla palustris)

Wild calla flowering in its natural marsh habitat, Quebec. Photo: Gilles Ayotte, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Calla palustris, commonly called wild calla or water

Bog Birch (Betula pumila)

Bog birch growing low and wide in open rocky habitat, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. Photo: Ryan Hodnett, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Betula pumila,

Anacacho Orchid Tree (Bauhinia lunarioides)

Anacacho orchid tree foliage and seed pods, San Antonio Botanical Garden. Photo: Macdon, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Bauhinia lunarioides (also sold as Bauhinia congesta),

Western Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum)

Western Wild Ginger’s paired heart-shaped leaves, with its unusual maroon flower hidden at ground level. Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Asarum

American Groundnut (Apios americana)

American Groundnut’s dense raceme of dusky maroon-red flowers, twining up a shrub for support. Photo: Douglas Goldman / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Apios americana,

Sand Bluestem (Andropogon hallii)

A stand of sand bluestem showing its tall, silvery-blue stems and fluffy, wind-dispersed seed heads. Photo: Justin Meissen, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Andropogon hallii,

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