This week’s post is plants in our database with names including the word “America”. Guess what, they are all native to North America! Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Bryan, Daudie & John Colson, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/roundlobe-hepatica-anemone-americana-20230414_122849.jpg?w=407&h=407&crop=1&ssl=1 "Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/round-lobed-hepatica-anemone-americana-.jpg?w=225&h=225&crop=1&ssl=1 "Round-lobed Hepatica (Anemone americana) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/groundnut-apios-americana-leaves.jpg?w=225&h=178&ssl=1 "Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Leaves")
![Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/xgroundnut-apios-americana-bloom-closeup.jpg?w=251&h=186&ssl=1 "Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Bloom")
![Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/groundnut-apios-americana-rr.jpg?w=251&h=189&ssl=1 "Groundnut; Potato Bean (Apios americana) [Fabaceae] Fruit")
![Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) [Campanulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/tall-bellflower-campanula-americana-2.jpg?w=381&h=571&ssl=1 "Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) [Campanulaceae]")
![Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) [Campanulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ytall-bellflower-dsc_5271_edited-1.jpg?w=379&h=572&ssl=1 "Tall Bellflower (Campanula americana) [Campanulaceae]")
![American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/american-chestnut-castanea-dentata-blooms.jpg?w=253&h=190&ssl=1 "American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) [Fagaceae]")
![New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [1]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/new-jersey-tea-ceanothus-americanus-1-1.jpg?w=194&h=131&ssl=1 "New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [1]")
![New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [Rhamnaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/new-jersy-tea-fruit-ceanothus-americanus.jpg?w=438&h=329&ssl=1 "New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [Rhamnaceae] Fruit")
![Golden Saxifrage; Water Mat (Chrysosplenium americanum) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/golden-saxifrage-water-mat-chrysosplenium-americanum_042js.jpg?w=160&h=120&ssl=1 "Golden Saxifrage; Water Mat (Chrysosplenium americanum) [Saxifragaceae]")
![American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/corylus-americana-american-hazelnut201808248226-jpeg-jp.jpg?w=172&h=133&ssl=1 "American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]")
![Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/euonymus-americanus.jpg?w=172&h=129&ssl=1 "Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]")
![American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/american-beech-fagus-grandifolia.jpg?w=235&h=157&ssl=1 "American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]")
![American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/american-beech-fagus-grandifolia-20220325_112848.jpg?w=235&h=236&ssl=1 "American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae] Blooms")
![White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Bark](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/unknown-1-bark-20220404_110910.jpg?w=172&h=307&ssl=1 "White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Bark")
![White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_029-js-1.jpg?w=206&h=276&ssl=1 "White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Blooms")
![American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/american-alumroot-heuchera-americana-.jpg?w=277&h=276&ssl=1 "American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]")
![American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_20200407_103943107_hdrdc.jpg?w=145&h=276&ssl=1 "American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]")
![American Holly (Ilex opaca) [Aquifoliaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/american-holly-ilex-opaca-blooms-.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "American Holly (Ilex opaca) [Aquifoliaceae] Male Flowers")
![Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/possibly-wild-quinine-american-feverfew-parthenium-integrifolium-2-2-1.jpg?w=472&h=324&ssl=1 "Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![American Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum ssp. serotinum ) [Viscaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/american-mistletoe-phoradendron-serotinum-ssp.-serotinum-.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "American Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum ssp. serotinum ) [Viscaceae]")
![American Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum ssp. serotinum ) [Viscaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/american-mistletoe-phoradendron-serotinum-ssp.-serotinum-.jpg?w=361&h=271&ssl=1 "American Mistletoe (Phoradendron serotinum ssp. serotinum ) [Viscaceae]")
![American Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/senna-herbicarpa-wild-sienna201708116392.jpeg?w=396&h=306&ssl=1 "American Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) [Fabaceae]")
![American Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/senna-herbicarpa-wild-sienna201708116394.jpeg?w=236&h=306&ssl=1 "American Wild Senna (Senna hebecarpa) [Fabaceae]")
![American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/d23025_mts-greybeard_029.jpg?w=240&h=135&ssl=1 "American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]")
![American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/american-mountain-ash-sorbus-americana-1-1.jpg?w=240&h=179&ssl=1 "American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]")
![Bur-reed (Sparganium americanum) [Sparganiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bur-reed-sparganium-americanum.jpg?w=147&h=185&ssl=1 "Bur-reed (Sparganium americanum) [Sparganiaceae]")
![American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-snowbell-styrax-americana.jpg?w=485&h=185&ssl=1 "American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]")
![Basswood; Linden (Tilia americana v. heterophylla) [Tiliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/basswood-linden-tilia-americana-v.-heterophylla-20220421_111856.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Basswood; Linden (Tilia americana v. heterophylla) [Tiliaceae]")
![American Stinging Nettle, Slender Nettle, Tall Nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) [Urticaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/american-stinging-nettle-slender-nettle-tall-nettle-urtica-dioica-ssp.-gracilis-20230713_080830.jpg?w=228&h=229&ssl=1 "American Stinging Nettle, Slender Nettle, Tall Nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) [Urticaceae]")
![American Stinging Nettle, Slender Nettle, Tall Nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) [Urticaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/american-stinging-nettle-slender-nettle-tall-nettle-urtica-dioica-ssp.-gracilis-20230713_080825.jpg?w=272&h=203&ssl=1 "American Stinging Nettle, Slender Nettle, Tall Nettle (Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis) [Urticaceae]")
![Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/v20180630_purple-vetch-vicia-americana-03.jpg?w=272&h=153&ssl=1 "Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) [Fabaceae]")
![Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/v20180701_purple-vetch-vicia-americana-01.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Purple Vetch (Vicia americana) [Fabaceae]")
![American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/american-wisteria-wisteria-frutescens.jpg?w=305&h=229&ssl=1 "American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]")
![American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-wisteria-wisteria-frutescens.jpg?w=327&h=229&ssl=1 "American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]")
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