Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) Russell Cave National Monument, Alabama, United States. Endemic in United States: native and occurs nowhere else.
The striking red of the Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis) Shaw Woodlot, Ontario, Canada. Taken on August 15, 2015.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8 mm • ƒ/3.5 8.8 mm 1/30 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Close up of a cactus flower: Beavertail Cactus (Opuntia basilaris) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/5.6 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Dune Evening Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/7.1 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Nevada Gilia (Gilia brecciarum) at Kelso Sand Dunes, Mojave National Preserve, California, United States.
Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/7.1 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Hedgehog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) Saguaro National Park • Tucson Mountain District, Arizona, United States.
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Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/4.0 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)
Desert Canterbury Bells (Phacelia campanularia) Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States.
Conservation Status: vulnerable (G3?) (NatureServe). Vulnerable. Endemic to southern California in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts at elevations less than 1600 m. (Baldwin et al. 2002).
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An unique combination of two distinct species, an algae & a fungus.
British Soldiers Lichen (Cladonia cristatella) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada.
British Soldiers Lichen (Cladonia cristatella) Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.