plants!

Plants!

Plants! We couldn’t exist without them. Besides producing food and oxygen, they add so much color, texture, and beauty to our lives. I love to photograph them!

Canavalia rosea, bay bean

Canavalia rosea, bay bean, Florida

fleabane

Fleabane (Erigeron sp,)

seagrape leaf

Seagrape(Coccoloba uvifera) leaf

mullein

Mullein, Verbascum thapsus

white water lilies

white water lilies, Nymphaea odorata

fern along the gumbo limbo trail

Most likely Nephrolepis biserrata, the giant sword fern

air plants

Tillandsia setacea, Southern needleleaf

Gingko

Gingko, Gingko biloba

parakeet flower

Heliconia psittacorum, Parakeetflower, Bahia Solano, Colombia

milkweed seeds

Asclepias curassavica L., Tropical Milkweed seeds

lupines

Lupines (Lupinus perennis L.), Goodnews River Valley, Alaska

poison ivy

Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans

Autumn leaves

Autumn leaves, White Mountains, New Hampshire

Sitka spruce seed cones

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) seed cones

Jacob's ladder

Polemonium caeruleum L., Jacob's-ladder

poppies

Papaver rhoeas L., Common poppy

Striped maple leaves

Acer pensylvanicum, striped maple, in autumn.

cypress roots

Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) buttress roots.

Carphephorus

Carphephorus corymbosus, Coastal plain chaffhead

longleaf pine

longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)

cottongrass, alaska

Eriophorum scheuchzeri, cottongrass, Alaska

unknown

willow catkins

Willow catkins, Salix sp.

sae oats

sea oats, Uniola paniculata

kalanchoe

Kalanchoe sp.

cactus flowers

Oreocereus celsianus, Old-man-of-the-Andes cactus

cactus flowers

Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) flowers

Agave flower buds

Agave americana flower buds

Prickly pear

Prickly pear (Opuntia sp.) flower buds

bird of paradise flower

Strelitzia reginae Banks, Bird of Paradise

aloe flower

Aloe maculata

rose

rose

Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea

Arctic iris

Iris setosa, Arctic blue flag

pitcher plants

Darlingtonia californica, California-pitcherplant

Crocosmia aurea

Crocosmia aurea

everlasting pea

Lathyrus latifolius L., Everlasting-pea

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pitcher plants

Sarracenia minor pitcher plants, Okefenokee NWR

dying lily pad

a dying lily pad

cabbage palm leaf

Sabal palmetto leaf

bamboo

bamboo

Bulbophyllum lobbii

Bulbophyllum lobbii

pincushion flower

Leucospermum erubescens Rourke, Pincushion flower

Sarracenia piche plant

Sarracenia sp. pitcher plant

flytrap

Dionaea muscipula, Venus fly trap

milkweed

Asclepias speciosa, Showy milkweed

California poppies

Eschscholzia californica, Californian Poppy

agave

Agave

hibiscus

Hibiscus pistil

Strophanthus

Strophanthus preussii, Medisa-flower

beautyberry

beautyberry

beautyberry

black mangrove seeds

black mangrove seeds

black mangrove seeds, Mosquito Lagoon

sabal palms

sabal palms

sabal palms, St. Johns River floodplain

western wildflowers

western wildflowers

western wildflowers on Mt. Rainier, Washington

bunchberries

bunchberries

bunchberries

dwarf cypress forest

dwarf cypress forest

dwarf cypress forest, Everglades National Park

fructicose lichens

fructicose lichens

fructicose lichens along the Florida National Scenic Trail

vine

vine on palmetto stem

vine on palmetto stem, Florida National Scenic Trail

chicory flowers

chicory flowers

chicory flowers

passionflower

passionflower

passionflower, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge