A non-native, succulent with sub-divided, reclined stems; which are covered with very small, shiny b… read more
Gray-green almost silvery perennial herb producing many branching, prostrate or ascending stems up t… read more
Leavenworth's Eryngo is a prickly, 20-40 in. annual with a leafy stem, broadly branched in the upper… read more
Native perennial woody vine (or less commonly, a shrub). A deciduous vine with purple-striped curvin… read more
Native deciduous woody vine. Climbs by twining. Leaf: alternate, cordate, 5-10 inches long. Flower: … read more
Native herbacious perennial. native to deciduous forest in
Roots are shallow-growing, fleshy rhizo… read more
Native perennial forb. In spring, it develops distinct hairy cup-shaped, brown-purple to green-yello… read more
Heartleaf Ginger Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia
A low, evergreen herb, 3-6 in., the leaves generally triangular in outline. The solitary red-brown … read more
Shuttleworth's Ginger Hexastylis shuttleworthii var. shuttleworthii
A low, evergreen herb, 3-6 in., with mottled, rounded-cordate leaves; the old leaves persistent. Th… read more
Native perennial herb, subshrub, or shrub.
Habit: glandular, hairy, clump-forming; many leafy stems… read more
Rough-stemmed plant with separate greenish male and female flower heads.
Habit: native annual herb;… read more
Tall, leafy plant with succulent translucent stems and pendent golden-orange flowers splotched with … read more
A tall leafy plant with succulent, translucent stems bearing nodding, usually pale yellow flowers oc… read more
White flowers like shooting stars, in open clusters on smooth stalks supported by leafless stems, an… read more
A hairy, leafy plant with several stout stems in a clump and pale, hairy, trumpet-shaped flowers in … read more
This highly disruptive, invasive vine has sweet-smelling, white flowers in the axils of the leaves. … read more
This vine is readily recognized by its red, long-tubular flowers and the bracts connate and complete… read more
Numerous flower stems, rose-colored flowers with petals like stag horns, rise from a rosette of low … read more
A clumped perennial with a stout taproot and numerous stems rising 4-24 in. Leaves are mostly matte… read more
This succulent wetland plant, which has no apparent leaves, turns deep red in the fall.
Habit: nati… read more
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum (Dipsacus sylvestris)
This coarse, prickly plant produces a grainy, egg-shaped flowerhead on a spiny stem rising from a ba… read more
Grown as much for its foliage as for its flowers, Snow-on-the-mountain has small but showy leaves th… read more
Climbing vine with maroon or reddish-brown pea-like flowers in compact racemes arising from leaf axi… read more
Long, red pea flowers angle upward in loose heads above tufted, white, woolly, pinnately compound le… read more
Highly variable species, forming dense tufted mats.
Habit: native; annual, biennial, or perennial;… read more
Habit: native perennial herb, finely silver-hairy.
Height: 3-6 in (7.5-15 cm)
Leaf: alternate, odd… read more
Trailing or twining vine with violet flowers, single or in clusters of 2-4 in the axils of compound … read more
Partridge-pea Chamaecrista fasciculata (Cassia fasciculata, Cassia chamaecrista)
Partridge-pea is a slender-stemmed annual whose small, yellow-green leaflets fold together when touc… read more
Partridge-pea or Sensitive Pea is a slender-stemmed annual, up to 1 ft. tall, with pinnately compoun… read more
Twining vine, occasionally erect, with large, showy, lavender-pink, pea-like flowers, usually solita… read more
Beach Pea Lathyrus japonicus (Lathyrus maritimus)
Trailing vine with a stout, angled or round stem and pink-lavender pea-like flowers in long-stalked … read more
Snub Pea Lathyrus sulphureus
Several sprawling or clambering, angular stems bearing pinnately compound leaves and yellowish to or… read more
A hairy, matted plant with many small yellow pea flowers, each almost hidden in the axil of a pinnat… read more
Many flexible green branches arising from a woody base have flimsy, widely spaced leaves and abundan… read more
A dark green to gray green plant with several stems, erect or prostrate, and deep yellow flowers on … read more
This is a 2-6 in., upright to somewhat sprawling, annual lupine. Its reddish-purple flowers, with w… read more
Smooth-leaf Sensitive-brier Mimosa microphylla (Mimosa quadrivalvis var. angustata, Schrankia uncinata)
This trailing vine or prostrate herb bears fragrant, brushy, pink flower clusters above sensitive, f… read more
A spiny dark green shrub, often forming impenetrable thickets, with bright reddish-lavender "pea flo… read more
This trailing or climbing vine, a common weed of cropland, bears purple or pink pea flowers, each he… read more
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