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Mabrya acerifolia

Usery Regional Park, Mesa, AZ
#4549 Brittlestem on Cave Wall (Mar 03, 2008) 3

Larger

Machaeranthera sp. (Tansyaster)

Tonto NF Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, AZ
#3807 Tansyaster Close-up (Dec 09, 2005) 3

Larger

Maclura pomifera (Osage Orange)

Reed-Turner Woodland, Long Grove, IL
#3081 Old Osage Orange Hedgerow (May 03, 2004) 2

Mahonia haematocarpa (Red Barberry)

Tonto NF Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, AZ
#3520 Red Barberry in the Desert (Mar 08, 2008) 2

Larger

#3521 Red Barberry Close-up (Mar 01, 2008) 3

Larger

Mahonia repens (Creeping Mahonia, Oregon Grape)

Zion NP, Springdale, UT
#1826 Creeping Mahonia Specimen (Apr 19, 2005) 2

Larger

Mahonia trifoliolata (Agarita)

Guadalupe River State Park, Bergheim, TX
#4269 Agarita Close Up (Mar 17, 2007) 3

Larger

Maianthemum canadense (Canada Mayflower)

Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#617 Canada Mayflower Close-up (May 28, 2007) 2

Larger

The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, WI
#816 Canada Mayflower (Jun 10, 2000) 2

Larger

Maianthemum dilatatum (False Lily of the Valley, Pacific May Lily)

Patrick's Point State Park, Eureka, CA
#4811 Pacific May Lily Specimen (May 13, 2009) 2

Larger

Maianthemum racemosum (Plumy False Solomon's Seal)

Prairie Creek Redwoods Ten Taypo Loop, Orick, CA
#4835 Plumy False Solomon's Seal Close-up with a Fern Background (May 16, 2009) 3

Larger

Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, IL
#723 Plumy False-Solomon's Seal Specimen (May 10, 2007) 2

Larger

Maianthemum stellatum (Starry False Solomon's Seal)

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#4354 Starry False Solomon's Seal (May 18, 2007) 4

Larger

The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, WI
#2099 Starry False Solomon's Seal Extreme Close Up (Jun 10, 2002) 2

Larger

Malacothamnus densiflorus (Chaparral Bushmallow)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#2883 Chaparral Bushmallow Close-up (Feb 19, 2004) 2

Malacothrix coulteri (Snake's Head)

Death Valley NP Panamint Mountains, Panamint Springs, CA
#3471 Snake's Head Specimen (Mar 17, 2005) 3

Larger

Malacothrix glabrata (Desert Dandelion)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3381 A Wet Sand Bouquet (Feb 15, 2005) 3

Larger

#3413 Thick Cover of Desert Dandelions and Chicory (Mar 10, 2005) 2
#3325 Desert Dandelion Close-up (Feb 01, 2005) 3

Larger

#3323 Clump of Desert Dandelion with Sand Verbena (Feb 01, 2005) 2

Larger

Anza-Borrego Desert Henderson and Coyote Cyn, Borrego Springs, CA
#3335 A Mixed Desert Bouquet (Feb 01, 2005) 3

Larger

Death Valley NP, Furnace Creek, CA
#2990 Green Valley Overview (Mar 27, 2004) 2

Larger

Malus ioensis (Iowa Crab Apple)

Beulah Bog SNA, East Troy, WI
#2076 Iowa Crabapple Blossoms (May 15, 2002) 2

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Wax Mallow, Turks Cap)

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, TX
#4208 Turk's Cap Close-up (Dec 30, 2006) 3

Larger

Malvaviscus penduliflorus (Turks Cap Hibiscus, Mazapan)

Waipio Valley, Honoka'a, HI
#4440 Turks Cap Flower (Jan 17, 2008) 3

Larger

#4438 Hiilawe Falls from Waipio Valley Floor (Jan 17, 2008) 3

Larger

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo, TX
#4209 Turk's Cap Hibiscus Specimen (Feb 08, 2007) 3

Larger

Mammillaria dioica (Nipple Cactus)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#2995 Cluster of Nipple Cacti (Mar 17, 2004) 2
#2996 Nipple Cactus in Bloom (Mar 04, 2010) 3

Larger

Mammillaria grahamii (Arizona Fishhook Cactus)

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Quartzsite, AZ
#3495 Arizona Fishhook Cactus in Flower (Mar 20, 2005) 3

Larger

Mammillaria tetrancistra (Little Fishhook Cactus)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3031 Little Fishhook Cactus in Bloom (Apr 13, 2004) 2

Larger

Marah macrocarpus (Wild Cucumber)

Cleveland National Forest Santa Ana Mountains, San Juan Capistrano, CA
#2216 Wild Cucumber (Mar 09, 2003) 2

Larger

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Zumbro Falls State Natural Area, Zumbro Falls, MN
#2368 Ostrich Ferns along the Zumbro Shore (Jun 01, 2003) 2

Matthiola incana (Garden Stock, Hoary Stock)

Trestles Beach, San Clemente, CA
#2677 Hoary Stock (Feb 28, 2003) 2

Larger

#2678 Hoary Stock Close Up (Feb 28, 2003) 2

Larger

Medeola virginiana (Indian Cucumber Root)

Indian Pond, Orford, NH
#3187 Indian Cucumber Root in Fruit (Sep 24, 2007) 3

Larger

Melampodium cinereum (Hoary Blackfoot)

Big Bend National Park East Side, Alpine, TX
#4224 Hoary Blackfoot Specimen (Mar 04, 2007) 3

Larger

Big Bend Ranch State Park, Presidio, TX
#4249 Hoary Blackfoot Clump (Mar 09, 2007) 2

Melampodium leucanthum (Plains Blackfoot, Blackfoot Daisy)

Dead Horse Ranch State Park, Cottonwood, AZ
#4660 Blackfoot Daisy in Context with Yucca (Apr 02, 2009) 2

Larger

#4659 Blackfoot Daisy Specimen (Apr 02, 2009) 2

Larger

#4661 Blackfoot Daisy Close-up (Apr 02, 2009) 3

Larger

Mentha arvensis (Wild Mint)

Volo Bog, Volo, IL
#4588 Wild Mint Specimen (Oct 03, 2008) 2

Larger

Mentzelia albicaulis (White-Stemmed Blazing Star)

Warm Springs Wilderness / Oatman, Kingman, AZ
#1654 White-Stemmed Blazing Star Close-up (Mar 12, 2001) 2
#1653 White-Stemmed Blazing Star (Mar 12, 2001) 2
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Quartzsite, AZ
#3511 White-stemmed Blazingstar Specimen (Mar 21, 2005) 2

Larger

Mentzelia tricuspis (Spinyhair Blazing Star)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3354 Spinyhair Blazingstar Specimen (Feb 15, 2005) 2

Menyanthes trifoliata (Buckbean)

Butze Rapids, Prince Rupert, BC
#4919 Buckbean Specimen (Jun 08, 2009) 3

Larger

#4920 Buckbean Close Up (Jun 08, 2009) 2

Larger

The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, WI
#2106 Buckbean in Swale (Jun 10, 2002) 3

Larger

Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#867 Buckbean (Jun 15, 2000) 2

Menziesia ferruginea (False Azalea, Rusty Menziesia)

Settlers Cove State Recreation Area, Ketchikan, AK
#4944 False Azalea in Flower (Jun 12, 2009) 3

Larger

Mertensia paniculata var. paniculata (Northern Bluebells)

Hatcher Pass, Palmer, AK
#5029 Wildflowers on the Bank of the Little Susitna River (Jun 26, 2009) 3

Larger

Olympic National Park -- Mora and Rialto Beach, Forks, WA
#4878 Tall Bluebells Close Up (May 29, 2009) 2

Larger

Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#869 Northern Bluebell (Jun 15, 2005) 3

Larger

Alaska Highway -- Yukon Highway 1, Haines Junction, YT
#5005 Tall Bluebells in the Rain (Jun 19, 2009) 3

Larger

Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells)

David Schwaegler's Home, Lake in the Hills, IL
#1198 Virginia Bluebells Close-up (Apr 22, 2006) 4

Larger

Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, IL
#599 Bluebells on the Illinois Canyon Floor (Apr 16, 2010) 3

Larger

#721 Virginia Bluebells and Old Logs (Apr 16, 2010) 2

Larger

#742 Virginia Bluebells and Moss-Covered Log (Apr 16, 2010) 2

Larger

Mississippi Palisades S.P., Savanna, IL
#3066 White Trillium and Bluebells (Apr 21, 2010) 2

Larger

#3069 Virginia Bluebells with White Trillium (Apr 21, 2010) 3

Larger

Metrosideros polymorpha (Ohi'a Lehua)

Kalalau Valley, Haena, HI
#4485 Top of the Valley (Jan 20, 2008) 3

Larger

Kaumana Trail, Hilo, HI
#4467 Lehua Blossom Close-up (Feb 15, 2008) 3

Larger

#4545 Enchanted Forest (Feb 14, 2008) 3

Larger

Kilauea Iki Area Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Volcano, HI
#4455 Young Ohi'a Lehua on Bare Lava (Jan 08, 2008) 2

Larger

Waimea Canyon, Waimea, HI
#4494 Koa Ohi'a Forest (Jan 20, 2008) 2

Larger

Microseris lindleyi (Lindley's Silverpuffs)

Tonto NF Salt River Riparian Area, Mesa, AZ
#3404 Lindley's Silverpuffs in Flower (Feb 22, 2005) 2

Mimulus bigelovii (Bigelow Monkeyflower)

Anza-Borrego Desert Palm Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#3355 Bigelow Monkeyflower on Rock Ledge (Feb 14, 2005) 2
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#1462 A Mat of Bigelow Monkeyflowers (Jan 30, 2005) 3

Larger

#3299 Bigelow Monkeyflower in Wash Context (Jan 30, 2005) 2
#1414 Bigelow Monkey Flower in Wash (Feb 28, 1998) 2
Anza-Borrego Desert Piedras Grandes, Ocotillo, CA
#1409 Bigelow Monkeyflower Trio (Jan 14, 2005) 3

Larger

#2205 Mass of Bigelow Monkey Flower in Mortero Wash (Mar 15, 2003) 2
Death Valley NP Panamint Mountains, Panamint Springs, CA
#2989 Bigelow Monkey Flower Growing from Rocks (Mar 27, 2004) 2

Larger

Mimulus brevipes (Wide Throat Yellow Monkeyflower)

Cleveland National Forest Santa Ana Mountains, San Juan Capistrano, CA
#3555 Wide Throat Yellow Monkeyflower Specimen (Apr 07, 2005) 2
#3556 Wide Throat Yellow Monkeyflower Close Up (Apr 07, 2005) 3

Larger

Mimulus dentatus (Coastal Monkeyflower, Tooth-leaved Monkeyflower)

Prairie Creek Redwoods Fern Canyon, Orick, CA
#4824 Toothed Monkey Flower and Pink Alumroot (May 19, 2009) 3

Larger

#3140 Coastal Monkey Flower Close-up (Jun 11, 2004) 2

Larger

Mimulus douglasii (Purple Mouse Ears)

Redhill Rd. BLM Land, Chinese Camp, CA
#1990 Purple Mouse Ears Close-up (Mar 24, 2002) 3

Larger

Mimulus glabratus (Roundleaf Monkeyflower)

Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Quartzsite, AZ
#3519 Roundleaf Monkeyflower Specimen (Mar 22, 2005) 2

Larger

Mimulus guttatus (Seep Spring Monkeyflower)

Tonto NF Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, AZ
#4561 Seep Spring Monkeyflowers in Bark Canyon (Mar 08, 2008) 2

Larger

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3004 Seep Monkey Flower Close-up (Apr 13, 2004) 2

Larger

Redhill Rd. BLM Land, Chinese Camp, CA
#2255 Mass of Seep Spring Monkey Flowers (Mar 31, 2003) 2
#2267 Seep Spring Monkey Flowers Close-up (Mar 31, 2003) 2

Larger

Stanislaus National Forest -- Lumsden (1N10) Rd, Groveland, CA
#2256 Seep Spring Monkey Flowers with Developing Seeds (Apr 21, 2009) 3

Larger

Oroville Table Mountain, Oroville, CA
#2277 Seep Spring Monkey Flower Specimen (Apr 01, 2003) 2

Larger

Mimulus primuloides (Primrose Monkeyflower, Yellow Creeping Monkeyflower)

Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Quincy, CA
#3089 Primrose Monkey Flower (Jun 06, 2004) 2

Mimulus ringens (Monkeyflower)

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#235 Monkey Flower moderate Close-up (Jul 20, 1998) 2
#234 Monkey Flower (Jul 20, 1998) 3

Larger

Mimulus rupicola (Death Valley Rock Monkeyflower)

Death Valley NP Cottonwood and Marble Canyons, Stovepipe Wells, CA
#3457 Death Valley Rock Monkey Flowers on Cliff Wall (Mar 16, 2005) 3

Larger

#1536 Death Valley Rock Monkey Flower in Cliff Crevice (Mar 15, 1998) 2

Larger

#3458 Death Valley Rock Monkey Flower Clump (Mar 16, 2005) 3

Larger

#1535 Death Valley Rock Monkey Flower (Mar 15, 1998) 3

Larger

Minuartia dawsonensis (Stiff Sandwort)

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#122 Stiff Sandwort Clump (May 25, 1999) 2
#123 Stiff Sandwort Close-up (May 25, 1999) 2

Minuartia groenlandica (Mountain Sandwort)

Red River Gorge, Stanton, KY
#1058 Mountain Sandwort (Apr 25, 2001) 2

Mirabilis laevis var. laevis (California Four O'Clock)

Trestles Beach, San Clemente, CA
#2674 Coast Four O'clock Close Up (Feb 28, 2003) 3

Larger

#2672 Mass of Coast Four O'clock (Feb 28, 2003) 2

Larger

#2676 Bush Sunflowers and Coast Four O'clock (Feb 28, 2003) 2

Larger

Mirabilis laevis var. villosa (Desert White Four O'clock, Wishbone-bush)

Tonto NF Superstition Wilderness Area, Apache Junction, AZ
#3529 Wishbone Bush, Brittlebush and Lupine (Mar 25, 2005) 2
Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#2994 Wishbone-bush Close-up (Mar 17, 2004) 2
#2993 Wishbone-bush in Context (Mar 17, 2004) 2
#3311 Wishbone Bush Pink Flowered Form (Jan 31, 2005) 2

Larger

Mitchella repens (Partridgeberry)

Lusk Creek Canyon Nature Preserve, Eddyville, IL
#2820 Partridgeberry Close-up (Oct 29, 2003) 2
#4345 Partridgeberry Vine Caught in Icicle (Apr 07, 2007) 2

Larger

#2819 Partridgeberry Hanging from Moss Covered Ledge (Oct 29, 2003) 3

Larger

Mitella diphylla (Mitrewort)

Starved Rock State Park, Ottawa, IL
#5737 Mitrewort and Leaf Litter (Apr 16, 2010) 2

Larger

#5735 Mitrewort on Moss Covered Boulder (Apr 16, 2010) 3

Larger

Cottonstone Mountain, Orford, NH
#738 Mitrewort Clump (May 14, 2006) 3

Larger

Brock Farm Road, Piermont, NH
#4025 Mitrewort Specimen (May 09, 2006) 3

Larger

Moehringia lateriflora (Wood Sandwort)

Illinois Beach State Park, Zion, IL
#632 Wood Sandwort Close Up (May 25, 2001) 2
Chiwaukee Prairie SNA, Pleasant Prairie, WI
#4353 Wood Sandwort Specimen (May 13, 2007) 2

Mohavea breviflora (Golden Desert Snapdragon)

Death Valley NP, Furnace Creek, CA
#1502 Golden Desert Snapdragon (Mar 15, 1998) 2

Larger

Death Valley NP Panamint Mountains, Panamint Springs, CA
#2985 Golden Desert Snapdragon Close-up (Mar 27, 2004) 2

Larger

#2984 Golden Desert Snapdragon and Phacelia (Mar 27, 2004) 3

Larger

Mohavea confertiflora (Ghostflower)

Warm Springs Wilderness / Oatman, Kingman, AZ
#1662 Ghost Flower Specimen (Mar 12, 2001) 2

Larger

#1663 Ghost Flower Close-up (Mar 12, 2001) 3

Larger

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#1440 Ghost Flower Pair (Feb 15, 2005) 3

Larger

#3437 Huge Clump of Ghostflowers (Mar 12, 2005) 2

Larger

Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)

Lake in the Hills Fen, Lake in the Hills, IL
#281 Wild Bergamot Close-up (Jul 14, 2006) 3

Larger

#476 Blackeyed Susans and Wild Bergamot in a Prairie Setting (Jul 15, 2007) 3

Larger

#474 Rattlesnake Master and Associates (Jul 15, 2007) 3

Larger

#34 Flower-Filled Meadow in Mid-July (Jul 23, 2005) 3

Larger

#279 Wild Bergamot at Sunrise (Jul 30, 2006) 4

Larger

#43 July Prairie Morning (Jul 15, 2007) 3

Larger

#280 Wild Bergamot Colony (Jul 17, 2005) 3

Larger

#278 Wild Bergamont in Context (Jul 30, 2006) 2

Larger

Monarda punctata (Horse Mint)

Quincy Bluff (TNC), Lake Delton, WI
#1118 Horsemint with Beetle (Aug 20, 2000) 2

Moneses uniflora (One-flowered Pyrola, Single Delights)

Olympic National Park -- Quinault, Hoquiam, WA
#4856 Pair of Single Delights (May 28, 2009) 3

Larger

The Ridges Sanctuary, Baileys Harbor, WI
#830 One-flowered Pyrola Close-up (Jun 22, 2001) 3

Larger

Monoptilon bellioides (Desert Star)

Anza-Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs, CA
#3357 Desert Star Close-up (Feb 15, 2005) 2
#3356 Desert Star Specimen (Feb 15, 2005) 3

Larger

#3358 Desert Star Colony (Feb 13, 2005) 2

Monotropa hypopithys (Pinesap)

Shadow (Boot) Lake, Florence, WI
#879 Pinesap (Jul 10, 2001) 2

Larger

Monotropa uniflora (Indian Pipe)

Fundy National Park, Alma, NB
#3709 Indian Pipe Close-up (Aug 30, 2005) 3

Larger

#3708 Indian Pipe in a Bed of Moss (Aug 30, 2005) 2
Indian Pond, Orford, NH
#5753 Indian Pipes Newly Emerged (Aug 01, 2010) 3

Larger

Muilla maritima (Common Muilla)

Anza-Borrego Desert Cool Canyon, Borrego Springs, CA
#3590 Common Muilla Flowering Head (Apr 12, 2005) 2

Muscari botryoides (Grape Hyacinth)

David Schwaegler's Home, Lake in the Hills, IL
#1185 Grape Hyacinth Close Up (Apr 22, 2006) 3

Larger

#1186 Grape Hyacinth Clump (May 10, 1999) 2

Myosotis asiatica (Alpine Forget-me-not)

Denali National Park -- Thoro Pass Ranger Hike, Healy, AK
#5054 Forget-me-not -- The Alaska State Flower (Jul 10, 2009) 4

Larger

Myosotis macrosperma (Large-Seeded Forget-Me-Not)

Great Smoky Mountains (Little River Rd; Cades C), Gatlinburg, TN
#1099 Large-Seed Forget-Me-Nots in Cade's Cove (Apr 28, 2001) 2

Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-Me-Not)

Toft Point SNA, Bailey's Harbor, WI
#833 Forget-Me-Not bouquet (Jun 05, 2005) 3

Larger

#834 Toft Point Trail Lined with Forget-Me-Nots (Jun 07, 2005) 2