Archives: Native Plants

Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla)

Vanilla leaf’s distinctive fan-shaped leaf with its bottlebrush flower spike. Photo: USFWS Pacific Region / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Achlys triphylla, commonly known as Vanilla

Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)

Common blue violet blooming in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Viola sororia, commonly called the Common Blue Violet (also

California Buckeye (Aesculus californica)

California buckeye in full bloom, its candle-like flower spikes crowning a rounded canopy. Photo: Awinch1001 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Aesculus californica, the California Buckeye (also

Yellow Bells (Tecoma stans)

Yellow Bells growing wild among desert boulders — its natural habit in rocky washes and canyons. Photo: Alex Abair / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)

A mature Poison Sumac tree growing at a wetland edge in Greenburgh, New York. Photo: PointsofNoReturn / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Toxicodendron vernix, commonly

Mexican Blue Oak (Quercus oblongifolia)

A mature Mexican blue oak on a dry Southwestern hillside, its blue-gray foliage visible even from a distance. Photo: AZoaktree, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Chinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

A 150-year-old chinkapin oak in Ann Arbor, Michigan, showing the broad, spreading crown the species develops in the open. Photo: Kim Scarborough, Wikimedia Commons (CC

Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana)

Mature Sugar Pines rising above the surrounding canopy in Kings Canyon National Park. Photo: David Prasad, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Pinus lambertiana, the Sugar

Bigleaf Magnolia (Magnolia macrophylla)

A young Bigleaf Magnolia’s tiered canopy of huge leaves, arranged to catch understory light. Photo: Chhe, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Magnolia macrophylla, commonly called Bigleaf

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