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Category: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)

Solanum dulcamara (Bitter Nightshade)

August 14, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

With dark green, arrowhead shaped leaves, pretty little purple flowers with bright yellow stamens forming a tube, and bright red,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Solanaceae, Solanales, Solanum Filed under: Bitter Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

Mycelis muralis (Wall Lettuce)

August 12, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Wall Lettuce is a 2-4’ tall, multi branched plant in the chicory tribe (Cichorieae) of the family Asteraceae. Members of…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cichorieae (Chicory, Dandelion, and kin), Eudicots, Mycelis, Plants Filed under: Lactuca muralis, Mycelis muralis, Wall Lettuce

Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Once you have identified this plant you will see it everywhere. It is a common roadside plant, often growing in…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cichorieae (Chicory, Dandelion, and kin), Eudicots, Lactuca, Plants Filed under: Lactuca serriola, Prickly Lettuce

Impatiens capensis (Cape Jewelweed)

August 10, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

With its orange, abstract French horn flowers, a blooming Cape Jewelweed isn’t likely to be confused with any other plant.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Balsaminaceae, Ericales, Eudicots, Impatiens, Plants Filed under: Cape Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Orange Jewlweed, Touch-me-not

Lathyrus latifolius ( Everlasting Pea)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This large, sprawling, yet often bushy and very common wildflower is easily identifiable by its large and showy white, pink,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lathyrus (Peavines), Plants Filed under: Everlasting Pea, Lathyrus latifolius

Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace)

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The common name of this plant is derived from the, probably apocryphal, story that Queen Anne (which could be Anne,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiaceae (Parsley), Apiales, Daucus, Eudicots, Plants Filed under: Daucus carota

Hemitomes congestum (Gnome Plant)

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Hemitomes is a monotypic genus of monotropoids in the eudicotic family Ericaceae, containing only the parasitic plant Hemitomes congestum. These…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Hemitomes, Plants Filed under: Gnome Plant, Hemitomes congestum

Olsynium douglasii (Grass Widows)

August 5, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

With flowers that range from magenta through pink to white, and a blooming time which can start in January of…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagales, Iridaceae, Monocots, Olsynium, Plants Filed under: Grass Widows, Olsynium douglasii

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