Pine Lily’s single upright flower carries the largest bloom of any native North American lily. Photo: Mary Keim, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Lilium catesbaei,
Leopard Lily’s recurved, spotted petals give it the classic “Turk’s-cap” lily form. Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor (CC BY 2.0) Lilium pardalinum, the Leopard Lily or
The Kauai White Hibiscus opens pure white with a vivid red staminal column, then fades to pink by afternoon. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, Wikimedia
Comfortroot’s cream to pale-yellow flowers carry a dark maroon throat and open for a single day. Photo: Vengolis, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Hibiscus aculeatus,
Western yellow pond-lily forms dense colonies on quiet mountain ponds and lakes across the West. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Nuphar polysepala, known as
Spatterdock’s cup-shaped yellow flowers rise just above the water among its broad arrow-shaped leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Nuphar advena, commonly called Spatterdock,
Halberd-leaf rosemallow’s large pale flowers and distinctive dark red throat stand out along riverbanks and wet meadows. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Hibiscus laevis
American white waterlily carpets shallow, quiet water with fragrant white blooms and floating round leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Nymphaea odorata, the American
American lotus forms huge colonies on quiet lakes, its pale yellow flowers and dinner-plate leaves rising well above the water. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY
A classic botanical plate of hortulan plum showing its narrow, long-pointed leaves and clustered flowers and fruit. No free-licensed field photograph of this species has
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