Archives: Native Plants

Arctic Daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum)

Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Cultivated specimen; not an Alaska locality record. Arctic Daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum, also known as Chrysanthemum

Indian Cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana)

Nodding greenish-yellow Indian cucumber-root flowers beneath the upper leaf whorl. Photo: Jomegat — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Indian cucumber-root (Medeola virginiana) is a native

Pāpala Kēpau (Ceodes brunoniana)

Pāpala kēpau foliage and small branching flower clusters on Maui. Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (Wikimedia Commons). Pāpala kēpau (Ceodes brunoniana,

Northern Monkshood (Aconitum delphiniifolium)

Photo: torrejorgenson — CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Northern Monkshood (Aconitum delphiniifolium, also written A. delphinifolium) brings deep violet, hood-shaped flowers to Alaska’s summer landscape.

Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata)

Netted Chain Fern (Woodwardia areolata) colony. Photo: Gary Peeples/USFWS — Public domain. Wikimedia Commons source. Netted chain fern (Woodwardia areolata, also known as Lorinseria areolata)

New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis)

New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) fronds. Photo: Captain-tucker — CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia Commons source. New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) is a soft-textured native fern

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) in a woodland ravine. Photo: Patrick Alexander — CC0. Wikimedia Commons source. Sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis) brings broad, light-green fronds to

Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)

Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) frond. Photo: Alex Abair — CC BY 4.0. Wikimedia Commons source. Hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula, also treated as Sitobolium punctilobulum) creates

Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron)

Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) rosette. Photo: sonnia hill — CC BY 2.0. Wikimedia Commons source. Ebony spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) is a small fern with an

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