Plants

Everyone knows that autumn brings falling leaves, and spring brings flowers, but plants have many more surprises in store.
maple tree with fall color

Trees

snowberries

Shrubs & Bushes

trillium

Flowers & Grasses

eelgrass

Aquatic Plants

fern fiddlehead

Ferns & Mosses

mushroom

Fungi

Fungi, Algae and Other Confusing Things

Mushrooms and other fungi were considered plants for a very long time, and many people still think of them that way, so they are included here.

Likewise, many seaweeds are actually algae, not plants. But since most people don't know (or care) about this distinction, all seaweeds are included here. Many are also included in Tidepools & Beyond.

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Images by Molly Kent, USFWS, USDA, PNNL