wildflower
Sign in to savethumb|Five wildflower species occupy less than 1,000 cm2 in this photo taken on the eastern slope foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in late July. Pink: Alberta wild rose; white: Western yarrow; blue: Bluebells showing both pink (immature) and blue (mature) stages; yellow: Arnica cordifolia (heart-leaved arnica); and red: Red paintbrush thumb|Flora of Western Australia|Wildflowers of Western Australia thumb|Wildflowers are blooming in April in a field in central Texas near Grapevine Lake|Lake Grapevine. thumb|right|Wildflowers in Death Valley National Park
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thumb|Five wildflower species occupy less than 1,000 cm2 in this photo taken on the eastern slope foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in late July. Pink: Alberta wild rose; white: Western yarrow; blue: Bluebells showing both pink (immature) and blue (mature) stages; yellow: Arnica cordifolia (heart-leaved arnica); and red: Red paintbrush thumb|Flora of Western Australia|Wildflowers of Western Australia thumb|Wildflowers are blooming in April in a field in central Texas near Grapevine Lake|Lake Grapevine. thumb|right|Wildflowers in Death Valley National Park
A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, rather than being intentionally seeded or planted. The term implies that the plant is neither a hybrid nor a selected cultivar that is any different from the native plant, even if it is growing where it would not naturally be found. The term can refer to the whole plant, even when not in bloom, and not just the flower.