Native Wildflower Seed Gallery

We believe that images of seeds are not only important to identifying plants, but are also an underavailable resource. While the flashy parts of plants are often readily available, the seeds, seed pods and other parts are often totally unavailable online. As such, we have begun a seed gallery. Here you will be able to see an alphabetical list of plants and what they look like as seeds. We hope you find this helpful!

If we have an image of a plant as a seed, we will post it. Each image below can be clicked for a much larger photo!

(COMPLETE) listed after a genus means that all US native species are shown for that genus, but note, this does not include tropical species, or those from Hawaii or US territories; only the continental US and Alaska.

ABRONIA

Abronia angustifolia Abronia latifolia

ACALYPHA

Acalypha rhomboidea

ACHILLEA

Achillea millefolium

ACHLYS (COMPLETE)

Achlys triphylla

ACONITUM

Aconitum columbianum Aconitum delphiniifolium Aconitum uncinatum

ACORUS (COMPLETE)

Acorus americanus

ACTAEA

Actaea pachypoda Actaea rubifolia Actaea rubra

ADLUMIA (COMPLETE)

Adlumia fungosa

AGALINIS

Agalinis aspera Agalinis auriculata Agalinis gattingeri Agalinis purpurea Agalinis tenuifolia

AGASTACHE

Agastache foeniculum Agastache neomexicana Agastache nepetoides Agastache rupestris Agastache scrophulariifolia

Agastache urticifolia

AGAVE

Agave harvardiana Agave lecheguilla Agave parryi Agave parviflora Agave utahensis

AGERATINA

Ageratina altissima Ageratina aromatica Ageratina jucunda Ageratina occidentalis

AGOSERIS

Agoseris glauca

AGRIMONIA

Agrimonia gryposepala Agrimonia parviflora Agrimonia pubescens Agrimonia rostellata Agrimonia striata

ALETRIS

Aletris aurea Aletris farinosa

ALISMA

Alisma gramineum

ALLIUM

           Allium acuminatum                  Allium allegheniensis                  Allium brandegei                         Allium cernuum                      Allium cratericola

           Allium falcifolium                    Allium hyalinum                         Allium macropetalum                     Allium oxyphilum                  Allium schoenoprasum

           Allium siskiyouensis                  Allium stellatum                          Allium textile                             Allium tricoccum

AMBROSIA

Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ambrosia chamissonis Ambrosia psilostachya Ambrosia trifida

AMIANTHIUM (COMPLETE)

Amianthium muscaetoxicum

AMMANIA

Ammania coccinea

AMORPHA

Amorpha canescens

AMPELOPSIS (COMPLETE)

Ampelopsis arborea Ampelopsis cordata

AMPHICARPAEA (COMPLETE)

Amphicarpaea bracteata

AMSONIA

Amsonia illustris Amsonia tabernaemontana

ANAPHALIS (COMPLETE)

Anaphalis margaritacea

ANDROMEDA (COMPLETE)

Andromeda polifolia

ANEMONE

Anemone canadensis Anemone cylindrica Anemone multifida Anemone quinquefolia Anemone virginiana

ANEMONELLA

Anemonella thalictroides

ANTENNARIA

Antennaria howellii Antennaria neglecta Antennaria parvifolia Antennaria plantaginifolia Antennaria solitaria

Antennaria virginica

APLECTRUM (COMPLETE)

Aplectrum hyemale

APOCYNUM (COMPLETE)

Apocynum androsaemifolium Apocynum cannabinum

AQUILEGIA

Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia elegantula Aquilegia formosa

ARABIS

Arabis glabra Arabis laevigata

ARALIA

Aralia racemosa

ARCTOSTAPHYLOS

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

ARETHUSA (COMPLETE)

Arethusa bulbosa

ARGEMONE

Argemone albiflora

ARISAEMA (COMPLETE)

Arisaema dracontium Arisaema triphyllum

ARTEMISIA

Artemisia campestris Artemisia ludoviciana

ARISTOLOCHIA

Aristolochia californica Aristolochia macrophylla Aristolochia serpentaria Aristolochia tomentosa

ASARUM

Asarum canadense Asarum caudatum Asarum hartwegii Asarum marmoratum

ASCLEPIAS

               Asclepias amplexicaulis                Asclepias angustifolia                Asclepias arenaria                    Asclepias asperula                   Asclepias brachystephana
               Asclepias californica                Asclepias cordifolia                Asclepias cryptoceras                    Asclepias eriocarpa                   Asclepias erosa

               Asclepias exaltata                Asclepias fascicularis               Asclepias glaucescens             Asclepias hallii                Asclepias hirtella

              Asclepias humistrata             Asclepias incarnata               Asclepias labriformis                  Asclepias lanuginosa                  Asclepias latifolia

              Asclepias linaria               Asclepias linearis                  Asclepias macrosperma                  Asclepias nyctaginifolia             Asclepias obovata

               Asclepias oenotheroides                Asclepias ovalifolia                  Asclepias perennis                  Asclepias pumila                  Asclepias purpurascens

               Asclepias quadrifolia                Asclepias rubra                  Asclepias solanoana                  Asclepias speciosa                  Asclepias stenophylla

             Asclepias subverticillata              Asclepias sullivantii              Asclepias syriaca              Asclepias texana              Asclepias tomentosa

             Asclepias tuberosa              Asclepias variegata              Asclepias verticillata              Asclepias vestita              Asclepias viridiflora

             Asclepias viridis

ASTRAGALUS

Astragalus canadensis

BACOPA

Bacopa monnieri

BAPTISIA

Baptisia australis Baptisia tinctoria

BERLANDIERA

Berlandiera subacaulis Berlandiera texana

BIDENS

Bidens alba Bidens aristosa Bidens bipinnata Bidens cernua Bidens connata

Bidens discoidea Bidens frondosa Bidens vulgata

BLEPHILIA

Blephilia ciliata

BOECHERA

Boechera stricta

BOEHMERIA (COMPLETE)

Boehmeria cylindrica

BOERHAVIA

Boerhavia coccinea

BOLTONIA

Boltonia asteroides Boltonia decurrens

BOYKINIA

Boykinia aconitifolia

BRICKELLIA

Brickellia eupatorioides

CACALIA

Cacalia muehlenbergii Cacalia suaveolens

CAKILE

Cakile edentula

CALAMINTHA

Calamintha arkansana

CALLA (COMPLETE)

Calla palustris

CALLIRHOE

Callirhoe involucrata Callirhoe leiocarpa

CALOPOGON

Calopogon tuberosus

CALTHA

Caltha palustris

CALYSTEGIA

Calystegia sepium

CAMASSIA

Camassia leichtlinii

CAMPANULA

Campanula americana Campanula aparinoides Campanula divaricata Campanula rotundifolia

CAMPSIS (COMPLETE)

Campsis radicans

CANNA

Canna flaccida

CARDAMINE

Cardamine douglassii Cardamine pensylvanica

CASSIA

Cassia fasciculata

CASTILLEJA

Castilleja coccinea

CAULOPHYLLUM

Caulophyllum thalictroides

CENTROSEMA

Centrosema virginianum

CEPHALANTHUS

Cephalanthus occidentalis

CERASTIUM

Cerastium arvense

CHAEROPHYLLUM

Chaerophyllum tainturieri

CHAMAECRISTA

Chamaecrista nictitans

CHAMAEDAPHNE

Chamaedaphne calyculata

CHELONE

Chelone glabra

CHENOPODIUM

Chenopodium album Chenopodium simplex

CHIMAPHILA

Chimaphila maculata

CHRYSOPSIS

Chrysopsis villosa

CHRYSOSPLENIUM

Chrysosplenium americanum

CICUTA

Cicuta maculata

CIRCAEA

Circaea alpina Circaea lutetiana

CIRSIUM

Cirsium discolor Cirsium flodmanii Cirsium hillii Cirsium horridulum Cirsium muticum

Cirsium pitcheri Cirsium undulatum

CLAYTONIA

Claytonia caroliniana Claytonia lanceolata Claytonia sibirica Claytonia virginica

CLEMATIS

Clematis fremontii Clematis pitcheri Clematis versicolor Clematis virginiana

CLEOME

Cleome serrulata

CLINOPODIUM

Clinopodium vulgare

CLINTONIA

Clintonia borealis Clintonia umbellulata

COLLINSIA

Collinsia grandiflora Collinsia heterophylla Collinsia parviflora Collinsia verna Collinsia violacea

COLLINSONIA

Collinsonia canadensis

COMANDRA

Comandra umbellata

COMMELINA

Commelina dianthifolia Commelina diffusa Commelina erecta

CONOCLINIUM

Conoclinium coelestinum

CONOPHOLIS

Conopholis americana

CONVOLVULUS

Convolvulus equitans

CONYZA

Conyza canadensis

COPTIS

Coptis trifolia

COREOPSIS

Coreopsis delphinifolia Coreopsis leavenworthii Coreopsis pubescens Coreopsis tinctoria Coreopsis tripteris

CORNUS

Cornus canadensis Cornus sericea

CRYPTOTAENIA

Cryptotaenia canadensis

CUCURBITA

Cucurbita foetidissima

CUNILA

Cunila origanoides

CUPHEA

Cuphea viscosissima

CYNANCHUM

Cynanchum laeve

CYNOGLOSSUM

Cynoglossum virginianum

CYPRIPEDIUM

Cypripedium acaule Cypripedium parviflorum Cypripedium pubescens Cypripedium reginae

DELPHINIUM

Delphinium exaltatum Delphinium menziesii Delphinium tricorne Delphinium virescens

DENTARIA

Dentaria laciniata

DESMANTHUS

Desmanthus illinoensis

DESMODIUM

Desmodium canadense Desmodium ciliare Desmodium floridanum Desmodium glutinosum Desmodium illinoense

Desmodium marilandicum Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium strictum

DICENTRA

Dicentra formosa

DICHONDRA

Dichondra carolinensis

DIERVILLA

Diervilla lonicera

DIMORPHOCARPA

Dimorphocarpa wislizeni

DIODIA

Diodia teres Diodia virginiana

DODECATHEON

Dodecatheon amethystinum Dodecatheon meadia

DOELLINGERIA

Doellingeria umbellata

DRABA

Draba ramosissima Draba verna

DROSERA

Drosera filiformis Drosera intermedia Drosera rotundifolia

ECHINACEA

Echinacea paradoxa Echinacea purpurea

ECHINOCYSTIS

Echinocystis lobata

ECLIPTA

Eclipta prostrata

ENGELMANNIA

Engelmannia peristenia

EPIGAEA

Epigaea repens

EPILOBIUM

Epilobium angustifolium Epilobium ciliatum Epilobium coloratum Epilobium leptophyllum

ERECHTITES

Erechtites hieraciifolius

ERIGENIA

Erigenia bulbosa

ERIGERON

Erigeron annuus Erigeron philadelphicus Erigeron pulchellus Erigeron scopulinus Erigeron strigosus

ERYNGIUM

Eryngium yuccifolium

ERYSIMUM

Erysimum asperum

ERYTHRONIUM

Erythronium albidum Erythronium americanum

EUPATORIUM

Eupatorium altissimum Eupatorium perfoliatum Eupatorium serotinum

EUPHORBIA

Euphorbia bicolor Euphorbia corollata Euphorbia dentata Euphorbia marginata Euphorbia maculata

Euphorbia nutans

EURYBIA

Eurybia hemispherica Eurybia macrophylla

EUTHAMIA

Euthamia graminifolia

EUTROCHIUM

Eutrochium maculatum Eutrochium purpureum

FALLOPIA

Fallopia cilinodis

FLAVERIA

Flaveria linearis

FRAGARIA

Fragaria virginiana

FRASERA

Frasera caroliniensis

FRITILLARIA

Fritillaria pudica

FUNASTRUM

Funastrum crispum

GAILLARDIA

Gaillardia aestivalis Gaillardia aristata Gaillardia pinnatifida Gaillardia pulchella

GALIUM

Galium aparine Galium arkansanum Galium asprellum Galium circaezans Galium concinnum

Galium lanceolatum Galium pilosum Galium tinctorium Galium triflorum

GAULTHERIA

Gaultheria hispidula Gaultheria procumbens

GAURA

Gaura biennis

GAYLUSSACIA

Gaylussacia baccata

GENTIANA

Gentiana andrewsii

GENTIANOPSIS

Gentianopsis crinita

GERANIUM

Geranium bicknellii Geranium caespitosum Geranium carolinianum Geranium maculatum Geranium robertianum

GEUM

Geum canadense Geum laciniatum Geum rivale Geum vernum Geum virginianum

GILIA

Gilia tricolor

GLANDULARIA

Glandularia canadensis

GNAPHALIUM

Gnaphalium macounii Gnaphalium obtusifolium

GOODYERA

Goodyera pubescens

HACKELIA

Hackelia deflexa Hackelia virginiana

HALENIA

Halenia deflexa

HEDEOMA

Hedeoma pulegioides

HELENIUM

Helenium amarum Helenium autumnale Helenium flexuosum

HELIANTHEMUM

Helianthemum canadense

HELIANTHUS

        Helianthus annuus         Helianthus debilis         Helianthus divaricatus         Helianthus giganteus         Helianthus maximiliani

        Helianthus mollis         Helianthus nuttallii         Helianthus occidentalis         Helianthus schweinitzii         Helianthus strumosus

        Helianthus tuberosus

HELIOPSIS

Heliopsis helianthoides

HELONIAS

Helonias bullata

HEPATICA

Hepatica acutiloba Hepatica americana

HESPERALOE

Hesperaloe parviflora

HEUCHERA

Heuchera americana

HIBISCUS

Hibiscus aculeatus Hibiscus coccineus Hibiscus grandiflorus Hibiscus lasiocarpos Hibiscus palustris

HIERACIUM

Hieracium gronovii Hieracium paniculatum Hieracium scabrum Hieracium umbellatum Hieracium venosum

HOUSTONIA

Houstonia caerulea

HYDRANGEA

Hydrangea arborescens

HYDRASTIS

Hydrastis canadensis

HYDROPHYLLUM

Hydrophyllum canadense Hydrophyllum capitatum Hydrophyllum fendleri Hydrophyllum tenuipes Hydrophyllum virginianum

HYLOTELEPHIUM

Hylotelephium telephioides

HYPERICUM

Hypericum boreale Hypericum canadense Hypericum gentianoides Hypericum hypericoides Hypericum kalmianum

Hypericum majus Hypericum mutilum Hypericum prolificum Hypericum punctatum Hypericum pyramidatum

HYPTIS

Hyptis alata

IDAHOA

Idahoa scapigera

ILEX

Ilex mucronata Ilex verticillata

ILIAMNA

Iliamna remota

IMPATIENS

Impatiens capensis Impatiens pallida

IODANTHUS

Iodanthus pinnatifidus

IPOMOEA

Ipomoea lacunosa

IPOMOPSIS

Ipomopsis rubra

IRIS

Iris fulva Iris giganticaerulea Iris versicolor

ISOPYRUM

Isopyrum biternatum

JAMESIANTHUS

Jamesianthus alabamensis

JEFFERSONIA

Jeffersonia diphylla

JUSTICIA

Justicia americana

KALMIA

Kalmia latifolia Kalmia polifolia

KOSTELETZKYA

Kosteletzkya virginica

KRIGIA

Krigia biflora Krigia virginica

LACTUCA

Lactuca biennis Lactuca canadensis Lactuca floridana Lactuca ludoviciana

LATHYRUS

Lathyrus eucosmus Lathyrus japonicus Lathyrus littoralis Lathyrus ochroleucus Lathyrus venosus

LAYIA

Layia platyglossa

LEAVENWORTHIA

Leavenworthia uniflora

LEDUM

Ledum groenlandicum

LEPIDIUM

Lepidium virginicum

LESPEDEZA

Lespedeza texana Lespedeza virginica

LEUCOSPORA

Leucospora multifida

LIATRIS

Liatris aspera Liatris cylindracea Liatris hirsuta Liatris ligulistylis Liatris mucronata

Liatris pycnostachya Liatris scariosa Liatris spicata Liatris squarrosa

LILIUM

Lilium michiganense Lilium philadelphicum

LINDERNIA

Lindernia dubia

LINDHEIMERA

Lindheimera texana

LIPARIS

Liparis loeselii

LIPPIA

Lippia lanceolata

LITHOPHRAGMA

Lithophragma parviflorum

LITHOSPERMUM

Lithospermum canescens Lithospermum caroliniense Lithospermum latifolium Lithospermum multiflorum

LOBELIA

Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia inflata Lobelia kalmii Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia spicata

LONICERA

Lonicera canadensis Lonicera dioica Lonicera flava Lonicera oblongifolia Lonicera utahensis

LUPINUS

Lupinus perennis

LYCOPUS

Lycopus americanus Lycopus aspera Lycopus uniflorus

LYTHRUM

Lythrum alatum

MAIANTHEMUM

Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum racemosum Maianthemum stellatum Maianthemum trifolium

MALAXIS

Malaxis monophyllos

MANFREDA

Manfreda virginica

MARSHALLIA

Marshallia grandiflora

MATELEA

Matelea baldwyniana Matelea biflora Matelea obliqua

MATRICARIA

Matricaria discoidea

MEDEOLA

Medeola virginiana

MELAMPODIUM

Melampodium leucanthum

MELAMPYRUM

Melampyrum lineare

MELOTHRIA

Melothria pendula

MENTHA

Mentha arvensis

MENYANTHES

Menyanthes trifoliata

MERTENSIA

Mertensia campanulata Mertensia virginica

MIKANIA

Mikania scandens

MIMOSA

Mimosa nuttallii Mimosa strigillosa

MIMULUS

Mimulus ringens

MINUARTIA

Minuartia michauxii

MIRABILIS

Mirabilis longiflora Mirabilis multiflora Mirabilis nyctaginea

MITCHELLA

Mitchella repens

MITELLA

Mitella breweri Mitella caulescens Mitella diphylla Mitella nuda Mitella stauropetala

MONARDA

Monarda bradburiana Monarda citriodora Monarda clinopodioides Monarda didyma Monarda fistulosa

Monarda media Monarda pectinata Monarda punctata

NABALUS

Nabalus crepidineus

OENOTHERA

Oenothera triloba

OPUNTIA

Opuntia pinkavae

ORBEXILUM

Orbexilum pedunculatum

OREOSTEMMA

Oreostemma alpinum

PARTHENOCISSUS

Parthenocissus heptaphylla Parthenocissus quinquefolia

PEDICULARIS

Pedicularis groenlandica

PEDIOMELUM

Pediomelum linearifolium

PERITOMA

Peritoma arborea

PERSICARIA

Persicaria arifolia Persicaria hydropiper Persicaria hydropiperoides Persicaria lapathifolia Persicaria pensylvanica

Persicaria punctata Persicaria sagittata

PHASEOLUS

Phaseolus polystachios

PHTYOLACCA

Phytolacca americana

POLYGALA

Polygala polygama

POLYGONUM

Polygonum aviculare

POLYMNIA

Polymnia canadensis

PORTULACA

Portulaca pilosa

PROBOSCIDEA

Proboscidea louisianica

PRUNELLA

Prunella vulgaris

RANUNCULUS

Ranunculus abortivus Ranunculus harveyi Ranunculus sceleratus

RHODIOLA

Rhodiola rhodantha

RHYNCHOSIA

Rhynchosia latifolia

RIBES

Ribes bracteosum Ribes divaricatum Ribes lacustre Ribes sanguineum

ROSA

Rosa nutkana

RUBUS

Rubus leucodermis

RUDBECKIA

Rudbeckia grandiflora Rudbeckia hirta Rudbeckia texana Rudbeckia triloba

SALVIA

Salvia lyrata

SEDUM

Sedum pulchellum

SESBANIA

Sesbania vesicaria

SIDA

Sida hermaphrodita

SILPHIUM

Silphium albiflorum Silphium gracile

SMALLANTHUS

Smallanthus uvedalius

SMILAX

Smilax glauca Smilax lasioneura

SOLANUM

Solanum ptychanthum

SOLIDAGO

Solidago multiradiata Solidago rugosa Solidago sciaphila Solidago spectabilis Solidago velutina

SYMPHYOTRICHUM

Symphyotrichum dumosum Symphyotrichum eatonii Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum ontarionis

Symphyotrichum puniceum