Atlantic pigeonwings in flower, a wild plant growing in Great Falls Park, Fairfax County, Virginia. Photo: Fritz Flohr Reynolds, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Western redbud’s dense, multi-stemmed growth habit, shown here in summer foliage with ripening seed pods. Photo: Jcomeau ictx, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Cercis occidentalis
Black grama forms low, wiry, blue-green clumps across rocky desert grassland. Photo: Matt Lavin, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Bouteloua eriopoda, commonly known as Black
Striped maple foliage and drooping flower/seed clusters in a shaded forest understory. Photo: Jason Hollinger, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Acer pensylvanicum, commonly called Striped
A mature Joshua tree on the desert flats near Joshua Tree National Park. Photo: Volker E., Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Yucca brevifolia, commonly known
Heartleaf foamflower blooming in mid-April at Uwharrie National Forest, North Carolina. Photo: Wasrts, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Tiarella cordifolia, the Foamflower, is one of
A wild Canada goldenrod blooming in a roadside ditch in Centre County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Daniel McClosky, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Solidago canadensis, commonly called
White sage’s silvery-white foliage stands out against surrounding chaparral near Cuyamaca, California. Photo: JOE BLOWE, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Salvia apiana, commonly called White
A pond pine’s broad, irregular crown rising above a Florida pocosin. Photo: torreya_trekker, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Pinus serotina, the Pond Pine, is a
A mature, multistemmed one-seed juniper growing in pinyon-juniper woodland. Photo: Dave Powell, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org (Public domain) Juniperus monosperma, commonly called One-seed Juniper (also
