Wildflowers of North America - 3/day
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"Scarlet Globe-Mallow" by Blair Wainman
“Sphaeralcea coccinea” – Low plant with a woody base, decumbent stems, many branched. Flowers open with a scarlet colour, and fade to pale orange, consist of 5 petals, and grow to 25 mm in diameter. This one was taken in some local pasture near the family farm southeast of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. But it is common in in most prairie regions.
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Pinnate-Leaved Daisy by Daniel Doyle
I was hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado along the Green Mountain trail in 2006. This photo is in it’s natural settings, it has not been altered in anyway. Pentax *istDS camera with a old Pentax 70 – 210mm Macro lens and close up filter/s.
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Common Goat's-Beard by Teresa Zieba
Featured in Wildflowers of North America – Nov 16th, 2009 Tragopogon dubius. 30-100cm tall, with milky sap and grass-like leaves and yellow flowerheads. Very common on the prairies. I photographed this one on Hecla Island, Manitoba.
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Love by Matt Merritt
Common name “Pink Purslane” or “Kiss Me Quick”. It is found in the southeast US, but primarily in Florida. Photo taken in Pasco county Florida.
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Painted Trillium by Karen Kaleta
Trillium undulatum. Lily Family. One of the 9 Trilliums found here in Western North Carolina. Found on moist, shaded slopes from 3,000 to 6,500 feet elevation. Reaching a height of 8 – 12 inches, blooms in April and May. Photo taken in Jackson County, North Carolina
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Evening Primrose by DottieDees
Stemless Evening Primrose / Low, smooth or somewhat hairy winter annual to 8in. Flower to 3in.Flowers open near sunset, close about noon the following day. Mature buds upright. The habitat is mostly clayey or calcareous soils of grasslands, prairies, open flats, floodplains, and moist slopes. / This was found growing on the banks of the Trinity River in SE Texas /
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Buttercup by Carmen Hellofs
The Meadow Buttercup or Ranunculus, taken on a nature walk near the beach in White Rock, BC / Ranunculus acris (Meadow buttercup, Tall buttercup) is one of the more common buttercups across Europe and temperate Eurasia. It is a somewhat hairy plant that has ascending flowing stems bearing glossy yellow flowers about 25 mm across. There are five overlapping petals borne above 5 green sepals that soon turn yellow as the flower matures. It has numerous stamens inserted below the ovary and blooms from May to July. As for other members of the genus, the numerous seeds are borne as achenes. When Buttercup plants are handled, naturally occurring ranunculin is broken down to form protoanemonin which is known to cause contact dermatitis in humans and care should therefore be exercised in excessive handling of the plants. The toxins are degraded by drying, so hay containing dried buttercups is safe.
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Sticky Purple Geranium by Vickie Emms
Featured in Wildflowers of North America – November 16, 2009 Perennial growing to 0.75m. It is hardy to zone 7. It is in flower from July to August. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It requires moist soil / Woodland, Sunny Edge, Dappled Shade. The flowers and leaves of this species are edible, but reported to be astringent and unappealing. Blackfeet Indians used an infusion from this plant to treat diarrhea and gastric upset and urinary irritations. The root of this plant is astringent and was dried and powdered and used by Native Americans to stop external bleeding. The whole plant is astringent, salve and styptic. An infusion of the leaves, plus a sweat bath with the leaves, is used as a treatment for colds; as a gargle in the treatment of sore throats; an infusion of the leaves or the roots is used as a wash for sore eyes; a poultice of the leaves or roots has been applied to cuts, sores etc. / (http://www.ibiblio.org) Photographed in Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada. / /
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ME AND MY SHADOW by ldeiter78
11/16/09 ~ Featured in Wildflowers of North America ~ Thank you!!!! A tiny green bug landed on a tiny Wild Buttercup in my yard (which is partly a rural field). The late afternoon sun cast his tiny shadow on the yellow petals. The common name is Meadow Buttercup, Family: Ranunculaceae (Buttercup). / Buttercups are common in Pennsylvania and bloom May to September. The blossoms are yellow and typically 1 inch in diameter. Photo taken 5/27/08, Clarks Valley, PA Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / F stop: F/10.0 Exposure: 1/400 sec. / Focal length: 55.0 mm, Shutter speed (Tv): 8.6 ME AND MY SHADOW /
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Crow-Poison by JaciNorwood
Taken March 16, 2009 along Denton Hwy, Roanoke, TX Information from: http://uvalde.tamu.edu/herbarium/nobi.htm / Crow-Poison / Yellow False Garlic / Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britt. Whole plant / Family : Liliaceae / Longevity : Perennial / Origin : Native / Season : Cool / Crow-Poison is an upright perennial that grows 6-22 inches high. The white flower is about 1 inch in diameter and consists of six petals. The narrow leaves of Crow-Poison are 4-16 inches long and grow only near the base of the plant. It grows in most soil types and blooms in the spring and the fall. Crow-Poison can be found in both the South Texas Plains and the Edwards Plateau regions of Texas.
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Tradescantia hirsuticaulis- Hairy Flower Spiderwort Bush by May Lattanzio
Native to the southeast. Found in dry woods, rock outcroppings. Alabama to Texas. / / Group: Monocot / Family: Commelinaceae / Duration: Perennial / Growth Habit: Forb/herb / Native Status: / L48 N “Tradescantia or spiderworts are quite common, easy to identify and often cultivated. They have slender, grasslike leaves with bases sheathing the stem. Flowers are terminal clusters subtended by a leaflike bract. The flowers consist of three green sepals, three white, pink, or blue petals, six stamens supported on hairy filaments, and a single, three-parted pistil. Some have observed that in the sun the flowers, which open in the early morning appear to melt leaving a drop of colored liquid. I have not seen that. They do only last a day, however (they are also called dayflower) and are usually spent by late afternoon. This plant and many others of its kind are scattered in one section of my yard in Bayou George, FL. They bloom from March throughout the summer here in the panhandle.
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Thimbleweed by sewcrafty
Anenome virginiana or Thimbleweed is in the Buttercup family. It is a tall, hairy plant with 3-9 greenish-white (sometimes pure white) flowers on a stem with several paired or whorled, deeply cut leaves. Flowers are about 1” wide; 4-9, usually 5, petal like sepals; petals absent; stamens and piltils numerous. Leaves are up to 3” long; basal and stem leaves similar, palmately divided into pointed, wedge-shaped to oblong, tooth, lobed segments. Fruit: thimble like cluster of mature seed-like pistils about 1” long. Found in Dry or rocky open woods and thickets. Range: Central Maine south to Georgia; west to Tennessee, Arkansas, Kansas, and Minnesota. Source: National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers. This wildflower was found on my son’s property in Carmel, Central Indiana.
Recent Work
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inspiration for BarbBarcikKeith by gabbielizzie
kodak easy share zd8612is 12x optical stabilization.8.1 megapixels I know that this does not fit with several of these groups,I wanted to do this for a dear lady who has been very ill,she is a beautiful artist here on redbubble..my wish is to give her some inspiration,something to lift her spirits and show how many of us can care! / I thought that this rebubble community would be a great place for that,and I am hoping that many will respond and help her out.. some of you know her some may not,that isn’t important,it’s the pulling together of many to help her in this time of need. / I have joined many of her groups so that she will be known and even if not I hope everyone will respond… / I am not doing this for myself in any way, the jesus is hand drawing and burnt onto wood..it is an art form that my husband does.. if all could except this and pray even just a little I know it will help lift her up… / Thank You Very Much……..gabbie
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Oxeye Daisy's After A Rain by Tracy Faught
Oxeye Daisy- Leucanthemum vulagare Plant: Slender erect perennial 20-90 cm tall, from spreading rootstock. Leaves: Basal and alternate, 4 -15 cm long, coarsely toothed or lobed, smaller ans stalkless upwards. Floweheads: White, 2.5-5 cm across;15-35 strap-like florets around a bright yellow, 1-2 cm button of tubular florets, with dry brown- edged bracts at the base; flowerheads single. Blooms: May to Sept. Fruits: 10-ribbed seed-like achenes Habitat:: Open often disturbed sites. Distribution: Eurasia; naturalized from Newfounland to Alaska to Texas. Pick: Freely Ontario Wilfflowers- 101 wayside flowers- Linda Kershaw. Norwood Ontario Canada.
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Sea Of Purple by Tracy Faught
Aster New England Aster.Aster novae-angliae Plant: Erect perrennial 20-120 cm tall from spreading rootstock. Leaves: 4-12 cm long, pointed; lowest leaves toothed with notched bases and slender hairy-edged stalks; stems leaves lance shaped, usually stalkless. Flowerheads: deep purple 1.3-3 cm across;20-35 straplike around a button of yellow tubular florets, with slender bracts at the base; flowerheads in branched, open clusters. Blooms: July to October Fruits: seed-like achenes tipped with a parachute of silky white hairs. Habitat: Woodlands, roadsides, open and often disturbed sites. Distrubution: Quebec to B.C., south to northern U.S. Pick: A few. Growing along the roadside at the end of my driveway- Norwood Ontario Canada
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Aloalo ~ Tropical Hibiscus by Sharon Mau
A fresh Hibiscus blossom unfolds at dawn in Ha’iku / Maui Hawai’i Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / All Rights Reserved This image was taken in early morning natural light with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi with no post processing Featured May 2009 The Woman Photographer This image is also offered as a Postage Stamp / and as a Magnet SOLD / 2x Laminated Print: Aloalo ~ Tropical Hibiscus / Medium / Black Border with Artist’s Details / It is believed that there are only five species of Hibiscus that originated from Hawai’i. Other species found their origin in Asia and the Pacific islands. In the early twenties, the Hibiscus Brackenbridgei was adopted as the official Territorial flower of Hawai’i. It kept this status throughout the 20th century, but only in 1988 its yellow colour was defined as the official colour for the Hibiscus representing the State of Hawai’i. Before 1988, the official Hibiscus could have any colour. Additionally, it was not until 1988 that the flower could represent the State of Hawai’i, because before that time the territorial status of the group of islands was unclear. Hawai’i’s state flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) originated in Asia and the Pacific islands. Interestingly, it is also the national flower of Malaysia. Research suggests there were originally only five species of the tropical Hibiscus that were native to Hawai’i. Growers began to hybridize these native species with other varieties imported to Hawai’i, which produced the huge kaleidoscope of colours and sizes available today. There are several ways to tell the difference between the tropical and hardy perennial varieties. Tropical hibiscuses have dark green glossy leaves, sporting 3-4 inch flowers that are either single or double in colors of yellow, orange, pink, or red. Also, tropical hibiscus can have blossoms of salmon, orange, yellow, or peach with double flowers. Hardy perennial Hibiscus have foliage of medium-green with leaves that are heart shaped. Their flowers of white, red, or pink are much larger than those of the tropical Hibiscus. Many hibiscus aficionados increase the number of plants they have by using cuttings, a practice known as cloning or asexual reproduction. Select the best tips; look for good leaf color and a robust upright growing stance. Water the plants in the morning before taking the cuttings. Use sterilized shears. Count down about 4 leaf nodes to where the stem starts turning from light green to brown. Make each cut at a 45 degree angle just below a leaf node. Remove the lower leaves from the cutting, as well as any large top leaves. Dip the point of the cutting into a rooting stimulant, and then insert them into the growing medium only as deep as necessary to keep them upright. The cuttings should be fully rooted by the end of 6 weeks, and can then be transplanted. If the cuttings have been rooted in a green house, they should be hardened off before transplanting, by switching them to regular irrigation, and moving them out into the sunlight during the day, and back indoors for the night, for a few days. This is a tropical Hibiscus / Currently with 1686 Views and 2 Sales
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Black-Eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta by rd Erickson
Thought to have originated in the mid-western United States, the Black-Eyed Susan has been spread and cultivated throughout the US and Canada. It grows, as here, along a roadside in Florida, or in other disturbed places as well as in flower gardens. This plant is about two feet high and has several branches each topped with beautiful yellow petaled flower.
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Prickly-poppy (Argemone) by David Shaw
Argemone Polyanthemos I think is the correct Name There are 30 to 32 species native to the Americas Stems: Erect, stout, mostly solitary, unbranched or branched above, bluish green, waxy, sparingly prickly, contain yellowish orange sap. / Leaves: Alternate, fleshy, bluish green, waxy, mostly glabrous above, prickles on veins below; lower leaves stalked, oblanceolate, 3 to 10 inches long, 1 to 4 inches wide, deeply pinnately lobed; upper leaves sessile or clasping, elliptic, oblong or ovate, reduced in size, only shallowly lobed; margins wavy, spiny-toothed. / Inflorescences: 1- or few-flowered clusters, near top of stem. / Flowers: Showy, 2 to 4 inches wide; sepals 3, widely elliptic, waxy, prickly; petals 6, large, white, thin, wrinkled; stamens numerous, yellow, in spherical arrangement; stigma 3-5 lobed. / Fruits: Capsules, elliptic, 1 to 1.5 inches long, about .5 inch wide, covered with stout yellow spines; seeds numerous, small, shiny, dark brown. / Habitat: Prairies, waste areas, pastures, flood plains, disturbed areas, and roadsides, most abundant in sandy soils. / Distribution: Throughout Kansas. / Uses: Native Americans used the bright yellow sap to remove warts and to dye arrow shafts; used the crushed seeds to treat burns, cuts, and sores; and boiled the plant and applied the resulting liquid to sunburns. Taken close to Longmont Colorado
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COMMON MILKWEED by David Shaw
Also Called: Milk plant, wild asparagus, silkweed, wild cotton. / Stems: Erect, usually solitary, stout, simple, sparsely to densely pubescent. / Leaves: Mostly opposite, ascending to spreading, broadly egg-shaped to elliptic or oblong, 2.4 to 12 inches long, 2.2 to 4.4 inches wide, firm, sparsely to moderately soft hairy above, finely woolly below; tip blunt or rounded with short, abrupt, sharp point; margins not rolled underneath; on stalks .1 to .6 inch long. / Inflorescences: Umbels, few to several, 20- to 130-flowered, in upper leaf axils; on stalks .5 to 5.5 inches long. / Flowers: .4 to .7 inch tall; stalk slender, .6 to 1.8 inch long; calyx lobes 5, lanceolate, .1 to .2 inch long, green to purplish, densely pubescent; corolla lobes 5, elliptic-lanceolate, .25 to .4 inch long, reflexed, rose to purple or rarely white, minutely hairy on the back; hoods ovate, attached near base, spreading, up to .2 inch long, somewhat fleshy, tip rounded, margins with a pair of prominent teeth near the midpoint; horns sickle-shaped, united to lower 1/3 of hood, arching. / Fruits: Pod, spindle-shaped, 2.8 to 4.4 inches long, .75 to 1.4 inch thick, smooth to densely covered by projections, woolly, erect to ascending on downward-curved stalks; seeds many, broadly ovate, 1/4 to 1/3 inch long, tufted with long, silky hairs 1.4 to 1.8 inch long . / Habitat: Found along banks of ponds or waterways, roadsides, edges of woodlands, and in open disturbed sites or waste areas. / Origin: Even though “syriaca” means Syrian, this plant is native to North America. / Toxicity: All parts of this plant are poisonous to a greater or lesser degree. The shoots were thoroughly boiled with a change of water before being eaten. / Uses: In the spring, a number of Native American tribes cooked the young shoots and ate them as an asparagus-like food. Common milkweed was also used medicinal by Native Americans. Taken in Longmont CO
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Purple Flower (Wild Bergamot) by David Shaw
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) is a wild flower native to North America.[1] This plant is often used as honey plant, medicinal plant, and ornamental plant.[2]. Is a native perennial from slender creeping rhizomes and thus commonly occurs in large clumps. Plants are up to 3 feet tall with a few erect branches. Leaves are 2-3 inches long, lance-shaped, and toothed. Flower clusters are solitary at the ends of branches. Each cluster is about 1 1/2 inches long and contains about 20-50 flowers.Look for wild bergamot in rich soils in dry fields, thickets, and clearings, usually on limy soil. It ranges from northeastern North America: from Quebec to Minnesota and south to Texas. The plant is noted for its fragrance, and is a source of oil of thyme. One authority states that Native Americans recognized four varieties that had different odors. Leaves were eaten boiled with meat and a decoction of the plant was made into hair pomade. The herb is considered an active diaphoretic (sweat inducer). Wild bergamot flowers from June – August. Taken at Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico
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Blue Wild Flower (Chicory) by David Shaw
It was taken in Colorado. Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) is a bushy perennial herb with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. It grows as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized. Common chicory is also known as blue sailors, succory, and coffeeweed. It is also called cornflower,
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Waving In The Wind by Stan Wojtaszek
Wild daisies waving in a warm, summer breeze. Olympus E-510; 14-42 mm lens / ISO 100; f:8; 1/50 sec. / Effective focal length: 85 mm Dinorwic, Ontario, Canada Ox-Eyed Daisy / Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Asteraceae) / A hardy perennial, often forming dense colonies once established. A native of Europe, it has naturalized throughout all regions of Canada. The leaves are very thick, and feel leathery to the touch. Flowers are pure white with mustard-yellow centers, individually borne on single erect stems. Prefers fertile soil, in full sun or partial shade. Competes well with grasses. Average planting success with this species: 70% / Height: 12-24 inches / Germination: 15-30 days / Optimum soil temperature for germination: 70F / Sowing depth: 1/16” / Blooming period: May-July / Average seeds per pound: 859,000 / Seeding rate: 5 lbs. per acre / Suggested use: Excellent as a ground cover or border since the foliage is attractive and remains green year round. / Miscellaneous: An ideal cut flower for arrangements lasting up to ten days. A prolific reseeder. / (Re-printed from: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu) Group Feature: / The Beauty of Nature – November 18, 2009 Spotlight of the Week / Wildflowers of North America – November 20, 2009 /
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Canada Thistle (Cirsium Arvense) by Alyce Taylor
A macro photograph of the deceptively beautiful purple flower of a Canada thistle Captured near St. Mary’s Reservoir Provincial Recreation area in southern Alberta, Canada. / Captured with a Canon Rebel XSi with an 18-55mm lens. Purchase royalty-free license for this image at Clustershot Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) is a perennial flowering plant that is an invader from Eurasia. / Canada thistle is misnamed, since it was brought to this continent from Europe in the early 1600’s. Due to competition with crop plants, weed control legislation for Canada thistle was passed as early as 1795 in Vermont and 1831 in New York. Canada thistle is a problem even in Europe where natural enemies abound, because it is an aggressive weed that spreads both by seed and extensive root systems. The deep roots grow horizontally and send up shoots along their length, forming dense colonies.
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Prairie Coneflower by Larry Trupp
! Location: Taken in the late evening back in early September, in Pembina Valley Provincial Park near Morden, Manitoba. PRAIRIE CONEFLOWER, ratibida columnifera (Nutt.), of the Composite family Flowers – yellow with three to seven rays, 15-45 mm (5/8 to 1 3/4 inch) long, relatively very broad, bent down, around a dark cone around a dark column shaped disk, 15-40 mm (5/8 to 1 5/8 inch) long and about 1/4 to 1/2 inch as wide. Heads several on long stalks. Flowering time: June – August. Fruits – grayish black, flattened achene 2 mm (1/16 inch) long, with pappus reduced to a few scales and one to two small teeth Leaves; pinnating divided, alternate, grey green and somewhat hairy, 5-10 cm (2 to 4 inches long. basal leaves are not divided. Growing pattern – perennial with tap root and short, persistent stem base. Stems: usually several, branching from the base, with flat, stiff, short hairs. Plant height: 30-120 cm (12 to 48 inches) tall. Growth environment – roadsides, ditches, railway grades, plains, prairies and disturbed ground. Information obtained from the book Wild Flowers of Manitoba, by Ben W. Holyk Camera Details: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi, 55mm Lens, Aperture exp 8.0, Shutter speed 1/400, ISO 200
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Vickie’s Choice
Waving In the Wind by Stan Wojtaszek
Thank you my friend for adding this beautiful photo on demand. I love Ox-Eye Daisies and you did justice to them in this photo, big time. I love the title, first of all, and the composition starting with the larger ones in the foreground drifting off to smaller toward the back. Congratulations Stan!
Blair’s Choice
Prairie Coneflower by Larry Trupp
I love the lighting, angle and DOF of this beautiful capture! Well done Larry and congratulations!
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GROUP GUIDELINES
We, the hosts feel this is the best group on Redbubble for quality photos of wildflowers of Canada and the United States with information included and of course, locations of where these plants exist. We are very proud of this group and fabulous members for their continued support.
This is not a site to post your casual wildflower photos. Our group is an informational group which will include these important points in a flower description.
1. The name of the flower.
2. A description of the plant and it’s flower such as size, height, habitat, uses, is it rare.
3. A location of where you took the photo.
4. We will accept flowers from bud stage to seed stage to dying if you can add photos of these stages as secondary shots like the examples in these two links:
Follow the link to an example of a photo series which highlights the various flowering stages HERE as an example of entering the principle photo with secondary photos which connect the principle entry to others to enhance the identification of the wildflower, or having all three stages in the same flower HERE where the bud stage and seed stage are supporting images within the various stages of the flower
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