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  • Non-native common burdock growing on the lower slopes of the North Cascades Mountains in northern Washington.
    Common Burdock
  • A widespread North American naturalized wildflower that orginates from the Old World, the white campion is a summer bloomer that is found often in disturbed areas. This one was photographed<br />
 about 35 miles south of Seattle, Washington in suburban Federal Way.
    White Campion
  • Also known as skyrocket, scarlet gilia is a very tall member of the phlox family and a favorite of hummingbirds, various moths, elk and deer. It can be found throughout most of the western half of the United States and north into British Columbia in rocky deserts, mountain meadows, and subalpine rock fields. Once the scarlet gilia blooms, the whole plant dies, but pollinated seeds will grow the next generation of these spectacular wildflowers! This four-foot tall scarlet gilia was photographed deep in the desert canyons south of Ellensburg, Washington.
    Scarlet Gilia
  • This attractive yellow non-native member of the mustard family is originally from Europe and North Africa, but is commonly found  nearly everywhere in North America, with the exception of Alabama and Labrador. This one was found growing in the rural sagebrush desert area between Yakima, Washington and the Cascade Mountains.
    Tumble Mustard
  • This invasive weed in now established in nearly all of North America, and is a member of the often-overlooked plantain family.
    English Plantain
  • White campion is a very beautiful, and commonly widespread invasive wildflower found across most of North America, excluding most of the American Southern states. These were found growing along the Skagit River in northern Washington.
    White Campion
  • Woolly vetch (sometimes called winter vetch) is an important crop used in agriculture for fixing depleted soil nitrogen, and is often planted in fields to correct deficiencies resulting from extensive farming. Found in nearly all of North America, woolly vetch doubles as a tenacious weed that is sometimes hard to remove as vast numbers of seeds are released early which grow back the next season.
    Woolly Vetch
  • Probably the tallest of all of the wildflowers in the Pacific Northwest, the imported foxglove is also poisonous/toxic to humans and some animals. It is currently being used to create medications for heart problems.
    Foxglove
  • This beautiful member of the carnation family is not native to North America, but is so widespread that it is now called naturalized instead of invasive. This one was photographed in King County, Washington.
    White Campion
  • Musk thistle is a very spiky, invasive species from Eurasia and has now become a noxious weed throughout most of the world. This one was photographed in Logan County just outside of Sterling, Colorado.
    Musk Thistle
  • Bluehearts are a very common wildflower in Florida and are always a welcome sight!
    Bluehearts
  • Also known as skyrocket, scarlet gilia is a very tall member of the phlox family and a favorite of hummingbirds, various moths, elk and deer. It can be found throughout most of the western half of the United States and north into British Columbia in rocky deserts, mountain meadows, and subalpine rock fields. Once the scarlet gilia blooms, the whole plant dies, but pollinated seeds will grow the next generation of these spectacular wildflowers! This four-foot tall scarlet gilia was photographed deep in the desert canyons south of Ellensburg, Washington.
    Scarlet Gilia
  • Also known as skyrocket, scarlet gilia is a very tall member of the phlox family and a favorite of hummingbirds, various moths, elk and deer. It can be found throughout most of the western half of the United States and north into British Columbia in rocky deserts, mountain meadows, and subalpine rock fields. Once the scarlet gilia blooms, the whole plant dies, but pollinated seeds will grow the next generation of these spectacular wildflowers! This four-foot tall scarlet gilia was photographed deep in the desert canyons south of Ellensburg, Washington.
    Scarlet Gilia
  • While not a native to the Americas, this Eurasian import can be found in the wild across all of North America almost as far south as the US/Mexican border. This was one of many widely-spaced plants growing on the edge of the Umtanum Creek in a canyon in Central Kittitas County, Washington.
    White Campion
  • Yellow salsify is a tall, single-flowering non-native European import commonly found in the drier parts of the North America, excluding much of the American Southeast. The flowers are known for their unusual habit of closing in the middle of the day. This one was photographed early in the morning near the banks of the Tieton River, just south of Naches, Washington.
    Yellow Salsify
  • Yellow salsify is a non-native, European import and relative to chicory commonly found in the drier parts of the North America, excluding much of the American Southeast. This one was photographed near the banks of the Tieton River, just south of Naches, Washington.
    Yellow Salsify
  • This little jewel of the forest floor is considered a noxious weed in Washington state (where this was photographed) and has taken over much of the Pacific Northwest. Native to Europe, this little geranium is one of hundreds of plants introduced as an attractive ornamental that escaped into the wild. Often called "Stinky Bob", crushing the leaves or stem will result in the strong odor of burning tires.
    Herb Robert
  • Similar in appearance to many of the toxic hemlock species, Queen Anne's lace is a harmless member of the carrot famil that is native to Southwest Asia and some parts of Europe, but is now naturalized and found throughout most of North America. I found this delicate and beautiful one growing in Arkansas' Mammoth Spring State Park.
    Queen Anne's Lace
  • Bull thistle (also known as spear thistle) is another invasive thistle that has spread across most of North America and is most frequently found in disturbed habitats. The benefit of this sharp and prickly, hard to eradicate weed is that it is a very good source of food and nectar for bees, butterflies, birds amd insects.
    Bull Thistle
  • Prickly sharp, the miner's candle is a native plains wildflower that grows on open gravelly plains and mountain foothills, like this one found in Central Wyoming on a chilly summer day.
    Miner's Candle
  • Common across nearly all of North America, common burdock look slike just another thistle, except that it actually isn't a thistle at all. A native of Europe, bats have been known to die after becoming entangled in the burrs.
    Common Burdock
  • Sometimes the beauty is in the details. This delicate and stunning red clover was photographed in a field full of wildflowers and bees on a late spring morning just south of Seattle, Washington. As an early European export for feeding animals, this member of the pea family is now found growing wild in nearly all parts of North America.
    Red Clover
  • Very common throughout western and central North America, the wavyleaf thistle can grow in many different habitats and can grow to a height of 6 feet. This one was growing in the plains of Northwestern Colorado near the Pawnee Buttes.
    Wavyleaf Thistle
  • Close-up of the tubular flowers of the foxglove. Pollinated by bees, the busy worker bees travel from flower to flower and climb up into these tubes for the pollen, while at the same time fertilizing the next generation of foxgloves.
    Foxglove
  • This beautiful and impressively large (up to 4'-6' tall) naturalized European plant has taken hold in the Pacific Northwest and is now considered naturalized. This one was photographed<br />
 in Steven's Pass in Washington's Cascade Mountains.
    Foxglove
  • These white campions were found in full flower on a hot summer morning near a rural creek in Arkansas less than a mile from the Arkansas-Missouri border.
    White Campion
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