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Violet Wood-sorrel

Violet Wood-sorrel

Oxalis violacea

Flowers–Pinkish purple, lavender, or pale magenta; less than 1 in. long; borne on slender stems in umbels or forking clusters, each containing from 3 to 12 flowers. Calyx of 5 obtuse

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November 19th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Wood-Sorrel Family | Leave a comment

May Apple; Hog Apple; Mandrake; Wild Lemon

May Apple; Hog Apple; Mandrake; Wild Lemon

Podophyllum peltatum

Flowers–White, solitary, large, unpleasantly scented, nodding from the fork between a pair of terminal leaves. Calyx of 6 short-lived sepals; 6 to 9 rounded,

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March 12th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Barberry Family | Leave a comment

Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me

Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me

Myosotis scorpioides (M. palustris)

Flowers–Pure blue, pinkish, or white, with yellow eye; flat, 5-lobed, borne in many-flowered, long, often 1-sided racemes. Calyx 5-cleft; the lobes narrow,

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October 29th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Borage Family | Leave a comment