A mature Virginia round-leaf birch in golden fall color. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0) Betula uber, the Virginia Round-leaf Birch, is one
Squashberry growing low among rocky ground, with its characteristic three-lobed leaves and red fruit. Photo: Ryan Hodnett, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Viburnum edule, commonly
A young Ashe magnolia in bloom, showing its enormous leaves and showy white flowers. Photo: EvaK, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5) Magnolia ashei, commonly known
Alaska birch branch showing doubly-toothed, slightly hairy new leaves. Photo: Tournasol7, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Betula neoalaskana, commonly called Alaska Birch or Resin Birch,
A surviving mature Tecate cypress on a steep chaparral slope at Coal Canyon, Orange County — one of the few California groves of this rare
A mature shortleaf fig with its signature curtain of aerial roots, a strangler-fig habit shared with Florida’s native figs. Photo: Dick Culbert, Copalita Park, Oaxaca,
A heavy cone crop on Cuyamaca cypress, with Cuyamaca Peak rising behind — the entire wild population grows within sight of this one peak. Photo:
Chalk maple’s fall display is one of the most reliable brilliant reds among southeastern understory trees. Photo: whiteoak, Uwharrie National Forest, NC, via Wikimedia Commons
The spire-like crown of bristlecone fir rising above chaparral in the Ventana Wilderness, Big Sur. Photo: garmonb0zia, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Abies bracteata, the Bristlecone
Bay Forget-me-not forming a loose patch along a shaded, damp woodland edge. Photo: Cbaile19, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Myosotis laxa, commonly called Bay Forget-me-not (also known
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