A climbing aster shrub in full fall bloom, its arching canes covered in lavender-pink flowers. Photo: Everglades NPS, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Ampelaster carolinianus, commonly
Arkansas blue star in spring bloom, its clusters of pale blue star-shaped flowers held above a mound of threadlike foliage. Photo: peganum, Wikimedia Commons (CC
Spanish Moss draping a live oak canopy in Florida. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Tillandsia usneoides, commonly known as Spanish
Lechuguilla’s compact rosette of narrow, needle-tipped leaves, the classic form of a mature plant. Photo: Dave, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Agave lechuguilla, known simply
Anise hyssop’s upright lavender flower spikes, growing wild in a Minnesota prairie remnant. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Agastache foeniculum, known as Lavender Hyssop or Anise
Black maple’s dense, rounded crown turning gold in early fall. Photo: Daderot, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Acer nigrum, commonly called Black Maple, is a stately shade
Riverbank Grape climbing by tendril, Kitchener, Ontario. Photo: Ryan Hodnett / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Vitis riparia Michx., commonly called Riverbank Grape or sometimes
Wild California Fan Palms at a rocky desert oasis, Joshua Tree National Park. Photo: Thayne Tuason / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Washingtonia filifera (Linden
A mature Texas Mountain Laurel in full spring bloom. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sophora secundiflora (also classified as Dermatophyllum
Inside-out Flower blooming in the forest understory. Photo: Peter Pearsall / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (public domain) Vancouveria hexandra, commonly known as Inside-out Flower
