Plant Life

Wherever we may have the opportunity to wander and wonder on our Earth’s surface from the forest floor to sand-swept deserts to marshy wetlands, expansive prairies and beyond there are about 391,000 vascular plant species and about 2,000 new species are identified every year.

Plants are essential to human existence. They provide oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide and give us food to nourish, fiber to weave into cloth, medicines to heal and gifts to decorate the lives of others.

Close up image of a forest pine tree branch.
Close up photo of purple wildflowers at the edge of a forest.
Image of yellow wildflower captured at sunset along a country road.
Image of a red and green leaf after the rain in a forested wetland area.
Mix of colorful wildflowers photographed in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota.
Photo of small purple flowers on a branch during early evening hours.
Image of red wildflowers contrasted by bright green foliage photographed in direct sunlight. on a summer day.
Image of a red bell shaped wildflower photographed in forested land.
Photo of bright red seed pod clusters offset by a mix of colorful foliage including greens, browns, yellows and golds.
Image of small, soft pink and yellow cactus flowers photographed in desert daylight.
Image of a pink Lady Slipper wildflower photographed at the edge of a Minnesota Northwoods forest. The Lady Slipper is Minnesota's State Flower.
Foto of a wild raspberry plant photographed on the edge of a Minnesota forest.
Photo of a single yellow wildflower on a long bare green stem captured in fading evening light.
Photo of green prairie grass and yellow wildflowers captured during daylight.
Image of soft pink wildflowers and green plant foliage photographed on the edge of a dark forest.
Foto of a pine tree branch captured in Northern Idaho.
Photo of a purple prairie plant taken at Crow Hassen Park Preserve located in Minnesota near Minneapolis.
Foto of a tree's white flowers. Photograph taken in Minnesota during filtered sunlight.
Photograph of a Pink Honeysuckle Plant in Minnesota along a hiking trail at Baker Park near Minneapolis.
Photo of red flower and green foliage. Image captured during bright daylight.
Photo of a pink wildflower captured at the forest edge.
Image of yellow and pink wildflowers photographed in a field of green prairie grass.
Picture of a wild flower on the edge of a Minnesota forest photographed at Baker Park Preserve.
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