Plants of the Western United States

This photo gallery was created to show a variety of the plants which grow in the western United States of America. The following photographs were taken by Christa Sinadinos. They can be used for educational purposes, however, please contact Christa if you would like to use the photographs for any publications. Please enjoy the slide show.


Bigleaf Maple buds
(Acer macrophyllum)

Yarrow flower
(Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow flowers
(Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow flowers, close up
(Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow foliage
(Achillea millefolium)

Monkshood
(Aconitum napellus)

Monkshood
(Aconitum napellus)

Maiden Hair Fern
(Adiantum pedatum)

California Buckeye
(Aesculus californica)

California Buckeye
(Aesculus californica)

Couchgrass
(Agropyron repens)

Alder
(Alnus serrulata)

Aloe
(Aloe vera)

Ragweed
(Ambrosia)

Ragweed
(Ambrosia)

Pulsatilla
(Anemone pulsatilla)

Yerba Mansa flower
(Anemopsis californica)

Yerba Mansa
(Anemopsis californica)

Angelica seeds heads
(Angelica archangelica)

Angelica flowers
(Angelica hendersonii)

Angelica flowers
(Angelica hendersonii)

Angelica flowers
(Angelica hendersonii)

Angelica
(Angelica hendersonii)

Columbine Flower
(Aquilegia)

Spikenard berries
(Aralia californica)

Spikenard flowers
(Aralia californica)

Spikenard
(Aralia californica)

Madrone leaves
(Arbutus menziesii)

Madrone
(Arbutus menziesii)

Burdock
(Arctium minus)

Uva Ursi
(Arctostaphylos uva ursi)

Prickly Poppy buds
(Argemone)

Prickly Poppy flowers
(Argemone)

Wild Ginger flower close up
(Asarum caudatum)

Wild Ginger flower close up
(Asarum caudatum)

Wild Ginger flower
(Asarum caudatum)

Wild Ginger leaf
(Asarum caudatum)

Wild Ginger leaves
(Asarum caudatum)

Wild Ginger
(Asarum caudatum)

Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa)

Wild Oats
(Avena fatua)

Wild Oats
(Avena fatua)

Balsam root
(Balsamorhiza sagittata)

banana slug
(Banana Slug)

English Daisy
(Bellis perennis)

Oregon Grape leaves & berries
(Berberis)

Oregon Grape
(Berberis nervosa)

Marsh Marigold
(Caltha)

Marijuana leaves
(Cannabus)

Bittercress leaves
(Cardamine olgosperma)

Bittercress seeds
(Cardamine olgosperma)

Red Root Flowers
(Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Red Root flowers
(Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Red Root leaves
(Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)

Mouses Ear's
(Claytonia)

Candy flower
(Claytonia siberica)

Virgin's Bower flower
(Clematis)

Virgin's Bower
(Clematis)

Hawthorn berries
(Crataegus oxycantha)

Scotch Broom flower
(Cytisus scoparius)

Scotch Broom flowers
(Cytisus scoparius)

Queen Anne's Lace flowers
(Daucus carota)

Queen Anne's Lace flowers
(Daucus carota)

Queen Anne's Lace seeds
(Daucus carota)

California Toothwort leaf
(Dentaria californica)

California Toothwort
(Dentaria californica)

Toothwort
(Dentaria californica)

Toothwort, Milkmaids
(Dentaria californica)

Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra formosa)

Western Bleeding Heart
(Dicentra formosa)

Hooker's Fairy Bells flowers
(Disporum hookeri)

Hooker's Fairy Bells foliage
(Disporum hookeri)

Fireweed flower
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed flowers
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed flowers
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed foliage
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed foliage
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed foliage
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed leaves
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Fireweed
(Epilobium angustifolium)

Horsetail, fertile stems
(Equisetum arvense)

California Poppy flowers
(Eschscholzia californica)

California Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)

California Poppy
(Eschscholzia californica)

Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel flower & ants
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel flower
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel flowers
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel seeds
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Fennel
(Foeniculum vulgare)

Ocatillo
(Fouqueria splendins)

Strawberry flower
(Fragaria chiloensis)

Wild Strawberry flower
(Fragaria chiloensis)

Wild Strawberry leaf
(Fragaria chiloensis)

Beach Strawberry flower
(Frageria chiloensis)

Cleavers
(Galium aperine)

Cleavers
(Galium aperine)

Cleavers
(Galium aperine)

Cleavers, upright
(Galium aperine)

Silk Tassel buds
(Garrya elliptica)

Silk Tassel leaves
(Garrya elliptica)

Silk Tassel leaves
(Garrya elliptica)

Silk Tassel leaves, close-up
(Garrya elliptica)

Salal flowers
(Gaultheria shallon)

Salal flowers
(Gaultheria shallon)

Salal flowers
(Gaultheria shallon)

Salal leaves
(Gaultheria shallon)

Salal
(Gaultheria shallon)

Water Avens -Tickweed leaf
(Geum)

Water Avens
(Geum)

Gumweed flower
(Grindelia robusta)

Gumweed flowers
(Grindelia robusta)

Gumweed
(Grindelia robusta)

Canyon Gooseberry flowers
(Grossularia sanguineum)

Canyon Gooseberry leaves
(Grossularia sanguineum)

Canyon Gooseberry
(Grossularia sanguineum)

English Ivey
(Hedera helix)

Cow Parsnip leaves
(Heracleum lanatum)

Cow Parsnip seeds
(Heracleum lanatum)

Cow Parsnip
(Heracleum lanatum)

Alum
(Heuchera)

St. Johnswort
(Hypericum perforatum)

Wild Iris
(Iris tenax)

Wild Iris
(Iris, purple)

Wild Iris
(Iris, white)

Juniper
(Juniperus communis)

Wild Lettuce leaves
(Lactuca serrulata)

Wild Lettuce, leaf midrib
(Lactuca serrulata)

Chaparral
(Larrea tridentata)

Labrador Tea
(Ledum palustre)

Humboldt Lily
(Lilium humboldtii)

Humboldt Lily flower
(Lilium humboldtii)

Humboldt Lily flowersl
(Lilium humboldtii)

Humboldt Lily
(Lilium humboldtii)

Cardinal Lobelia
(Lobelia cardinalis)

Bugleweed
(Lycopus virginica)

Bugleweed
(Lycopus virginica)

Western Skunk Cabbage flower
(Lysichiton americanum)

Western Skunk Cabbage spathe
(Lysichiton americanum)

Western Skunk Cabbage spathe
(Lysichiton americanum)

Western Skunk Cabbage
(Lysichiton americanum)

Oregon Grape
(Mahonia)

Oregon Grape
(Mahonia aka. Berberis)

Oregon Grape
(Mahonia aka. Berberis)

Oregon Grape
(Mahonia repens)

False Lily of the Valley
(Maianthemum dilatatum)

Wild Cucumber
(Marah)

Mariposa close up
(Mariposa)

Mariposa Lily
(Mariposa Lily)

Horehound
(Marrubium vulgare)

Pennyroyal flowers
(Mentha pulegium)

Pennyroyal
(Mentha pulegium)

Bogbean
(Menyanthes trifoliata)

Bogbean
(Menyanthes trifoliata)

Bogbean
(Menyanthes trifoliata)

Sticky Monkey flower
(Mimulus)

Mitrewort flowers
(Mitella)

Red Bee Balm flowers
(Monarda)

Red Bee Balm flowers
(Monarda)

Pink Bee Balm flowers
(Monarda flowers)

Forget-Me-Not
(Myosotis)

California Bayberry
(Myrica californica)

California Bayberry
(Myrica californica)

Nuphar and students
(Nuphar)

Yellow Pond Lily root close up
(Nuphar)

Yellow Pond Lily, whole plant
(Nuphar)

Yellow Pond Lily root close up
(Nuphar root)

Evening Primrose flowers
(Oenothera biennis)

Western Sweet Cicely
(Osmorhiza occidentalis)

Western Sweet Cicely
(Osmorhiza occidentalis)

Redwood Sorrel flower
(Oxalis oregana)

Redwood Sorrel
(Oxalis oregana)

Redwood Sorrel
(Oxalis oregana)

Coltsfoot flowers
(Petasites palmatus)

Coltsfoot foliage
(Petasites palmatus)

Coltsfoot
(Petasites palmatus)

Plantain foliage
(Plantago lanceolata)

Plantain
(Plantago lanceolata)

California Polypody
(Polypodium californicum)

Cinquefoil
(Potentilla)

Quinquefoil
(Potentilla)

Selfheal flower
(Prunella vulgaris)

Selfheal flowers
(Prunella vulgaris)

Coffeeberry flowers
(Rhamnus californica)

Coffeeberry foliage
(Rhamnus californica)

Cascara Sagrada leaves
(Rhamnus purshiana)

Cascara Sagrada leaves
(Rhamnus purshiana)

Sumac leaves
(Rhus)

Flowering Currant flowers
(Ribes glutinosum)

Flowering Currant
(Ribes glutinosum)

Red Raspberry leaf
(Rubus idaeus )

Thimble Berry flower
(Rubus parviflorus)

Salmon Berry flower
(Rubus spectibilis)

Salmon Berry flower
(Rubus spectibilis)

Sheep Sorrel, Sour leaves
(Rumex acetosella)

Buttercup flower
(Rununculus repens)

Arrowhead
(Sagittaria)

Coastal Red Elder
(Sambucas callicarpa)

Red Elder leaves
(Sambucas callicarpa)

Red Elder berries
(Sambucus callicarpa)

Red Elder berries
(Sambucus callicarpa)

Red Elder flowers
(Sambucus callicarpa)

Blue Elder berries
(Sambucus mexicana)

Sanicle flowers
(Sanicula crassicaulis)

Sanicle leaf
(Sanicula crassicaulis)

California Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia)

California Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia)

California Pitcher Plant
(Sarracenia)

California Pitcher Plants
(Sarracenia)

California Pitcher Plants
(Sarracenia)

Fetic Adder's Tongue
(Scoliopus bigelovii)

Figwort leaves
(Scorphularia californica)

Milk Thistle leaves
(Silybum marianum)

Hedge Nettle, Stink Mint
(Stachys bullata)

Stinkmint, Hedgenettle flower
(Stachys bullata)

Stinkmint, Hedgenettle flower
(Stachys bullata)

Chickweed flower close up
(Stellaria media)

Chickweed in flower
(Stellaria media)

Chickweed
(Stellaria media)

Dandelion
(Taraxacum officinale)

Western Red Cedar
(Thuja occidentalis)

Western Red Cedar
(Thuja occidentalis)

Western Red Cedar
(Thuja occidentalis)

Turkey Tail Mushroom
(Trametes)

Turkey Tail
(Trametes versicolor)

Red Clover flower
(Trifolium pratense)

Red Clover flower
(Trifolium pratense)

Trillium flower
(Trillium ovatum)

Trillium flower, white
(Trillium ovatum)

Trillium
(Trillium ovatum)

California Bay leaves
(Umbellularia californica)

California Bay leaves
(Umbellularia californica)

Nettles leaves
(Urtica dioica)

Nettles
(Urtica dioica)

Nettles
(Urtica urens)

Old Man's Beard
(Usnea)

Old Man's Beard
(Usnea longissima)

Huckleberry berries
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry flowers
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry flowers
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry foliage
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry foliage close-up
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry foliage
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Huckleberry
(Vaccinium ovatum)

Valerian flowers
(Valeriana officinalis)

Duck foot, Inside out flower
(Vancouvaria planipetela)

Hellebore
(Veratrum nigrum)

Mullein leaves
(Verbascum thapsus)

Mullein leaves
(Verbascum thapsus)

Blue Vervain flowers
(Verbena hastata)

Blue Vervain
(Verbena hastata)

Vetch flowers
(Vicia)

Vetch flowers
(Vicia)

Purple Violet
(Viola)

Yellow Wood Violet flower
(Viola glabella)

Yellow Wood Violet leaves
(Viola glabella)

Yellow Wood Violet leaves
(Viola glabella)

Yellow Wood Violet
(Viola glabella)

Iris
(close up)