Dwarf birch in early June in the Andreafsky Wilderness, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, with new leaves and catkins on a resin-dotted twig. Photo:
Grass pink in bloom at Kissick Alkaline Bog Lake State Natural Area, Sawyer County, Wisconsin; a hover fly is exploring the bearded lip. Photo: wackybadger,
Wild chives blooming on a gravel bank of the Fortymile Wild and Scenic River, Alaska. Photo: BLM Alaska, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) Allium schoenoprasum,
Nursery-grown Florida peperomia sending up its slender, pencil-like flower spikes at the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation’s native plant nursery, Sanibel Island, Florida. Photo: James St. John
Wild chiltepin loaded with ripening chiles in the brush of South Texas. Photo: National Park Service, Palo Alto Battlefield NHP (Wikimedia Commons, public domain) Capsicum
Mature Loulu (Pritchardia maideniana) showing its characteristic undulating, pale-backed fan leaves. Photo: David Eickhoff (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0). Pritchardia maideniana is a large Hawaiian
Mature Loulu (Pritchardia beccariana) towering above the surrounding wet forest canopy near Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island. Photo: J. B. Friday (Wikimedia Commons, CC0). Pritchardia beccariana, known
A small Akoko tree rooted among lava rock in dry forest near Puʻu Mali, Hawaiʻi Island. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, USGS (Wikimedia Commons, Public
A young Aiaka sapling showing its glossy, finely toothed leaves. Photo: David Eickhoff (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0). Streblus pendulinus is a native Hawaiian tree
A mature Maua tree at the Auwahi dry forest restoration site, Maui, showing its ruggedly textured bark and open crown. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr
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