USDA Forest Service Celebrating Wildflowers

Plant of the Week

Plant of the Week

Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima).
Tall Goldenrod (Solidago altissima)

Thousands of wildflowers grow on our national forests and grasslands, in many shapes, sizes, and colors. A field of wildflowers or colorful plants upon a lush forest floor is a beautiful sight, but so is a single flower or scattered plants growing upon what at first glance may appear to be a dry and desolate landscape.

Each week Celebrating Wildflowers features a different wildflower found on our national forests and grasslands. Enjoy them here as well as throughout Celebrating Wildflowers.

The Plant of the Week descriptions are organized alphabetically by genus and species:

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Common duckweed (Lemna minor).
Common duckweed (Lemna minor)

Star Lily (Leucocrinum montanum).
Star Lily (Leucocrinum montanum)

Pygmy Bitterroot (Lewisia pygmaea)
Pygmy Bitterroot (Lewisia pygmaea)

Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)

Sacajawea's bitterroot, Lewisia sacajaweana.
Sacajawea's bitterroot (Lewisia sacajaweana)

savanna blazing star, Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii.
Savanna blazing star (Liatris scariosa var. nieuwlandii)

Western Lily and butterfly
Western Lily (Lilium occidentale)

Washington lily, Lilium washingtonianum.
Washington lily (Lilium washingtonianum)

Bog Spicebush.
Bog Spicebush (Lindera subcoriaceae)

Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)

Lungwort.
Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria)

cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis.
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)

Nineleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium triternatum).
Nineleaf Biscuitroot (Lomatium triternatum)

twinberry honeysuckle, Lonicera involucrata.
Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)

Partridge-foot (Luetkea pectinata).
Partridge-foot (Luetkea pectinata)

sundial lupine, Lupinus perennis.
Sundial or Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

Sabin's Lupine, Lupinus sabinianus.
Sabin's Lupine (Lupinus sabinianus)

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Last modified: December 17, 2012