Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Foreign Lands

This week’s post is plants in our database with names that refer to countries or locations outside North America. However, despite their names, some are native to North America! The non-native plants are are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know. More posts & information on non-native plants we have seen can be found by clicking here

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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