Archives: Native Plants

Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis)

A spring bluebonnet bloom in the Blackland Prairie near Washington County, Texas. Photo: Renelibrary, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Lupinus texensis, the Texas Bluebonnet, is

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)

Twinflower’s paired, nodding pink-and-white blooms rise on wiry stalks above a mat of trailing evergreen leaves, Tongass National Forest, Alaska. Photo: Karen Dillman, USDA Forest

California Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)

California honeysuckle twining through coastal scrub, its pink tubular flowers held in loose clusters above fused leaf pairs. Photo: Walter Siegmund, via Wikimedia Commons (CC

Alligator Juniper (Juniperus deppeana)

A broad, old alligator juniper on a ridgetop south of Strawberry, Arizona. Photo: Alan Levine (cogdogblog), via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Juniperus deppeana, the

Wild Potato Vine (Ipomoea pandurata)

Wild Potato Vine flower at Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia. Photo: Judy Gallagher, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Ipomoea pandurata, commonly known as Wild

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,

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