A mature Paper Flower clump in full bloom, Calico Basin, Nevada. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Psilostrophe cooperi, commonly known as
Chairmaker’s Bulrush growing at a pond edge in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photo: Matt Lavin / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Schoenoplectus americanus (syn. Scirpus americanus,
Big galleta forms dense, rounded bunches that hold their tawny color through the dry season. Photo: Daniel Mayer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Pleuraphis
Small palafox in bloom on sandy riverbank, Edwards Plateau, Texas. Photo: Mason Brock (Public domain) Palafoxia callosa, commonly known as Small Palafox, is a slender,
A cluster of popcorn flower blooms, each with a bright yellow eye at the center of five white petals. Photo: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest
A mature Hall’s panicgrass clump, with curling dry leaf blades typical of the species. Photo: Sue Carnahan (CC BY 4.0) Panicum hallii, commonly known as
A mature clump of Grinnell’s beardtongue in full bloom along a rocky trail on Mt. Baldy, California. Photo: Davefoc (CC BY-SA 3.0) Penstemon grinnellii, commonly
Foothill needlegrass growing on a sunny, rocky slope, its fine seedheads catching the light. Photo: John Rusk (CC BY 2.0) Nassella lepida (syn. Stipa lepida),
A compact bird’s foot fern rooted in a rock crevice, Iron Mountain Trailhead, San Diego County, California. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz (CC BY-SA 4.0) Pellaea
A flowering white bractspine blazing star in its native rocky desert habitat. Photo: Stan Shebs / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Mentzelia involucrata, known as
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