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Gold-thread; Canker-root Coptis trifolia Flowers–Small, white, solitary, on a slender scape 3 to 6 in. high. Sepals 5 to 7, petal-like, falling early; petals 5 to 6, inconspicuous, like club-shaped columns; stamens numerous; carpels Continue reading Gold-thread; Canker-root Broad-leaved Arrow-head Sagittaria latifolia (S. variabilis) Flowers–White, 1 to 1-1/2 in. wide, in 3-bracted whorls of 3, borne near the summit of a leafless scape 4 in. to 4 ft. tall. Calyx of 3 Continue reading Broad-leaved Arrow-head Liver-leaf; Hepatica; Liverwort; Round-lobed, or Kidney Liver-leaf; Noble Liverwort; Squirrel Cup
Hepatica triloba (H. Hepatica) Flowers–Blue, lavender, purple, pinkish, or white; occasionally, not always, fragrant; 6 to 12 petal-like, colored Continue reading Liver-leaf; Hepatica; Liverwort; Round-lobed, or Kidney Liver-leaf; Noble Liverwort; Squirrel Cup Pitcher-plant; Side-saddle Flower; Huntsman’s Cup; Indian Dipper Sarracenea purpurea Flower–Deep reddish purple, sometimes partly greenish, pink, or red, 2 in. or more across, globose; solitary, nodding from scape 1 to 2 ft. tall. Calyx Continue reading Pitcher-plant; Side-saddle Flower; Huntsman’s Cup; Indian Dipper Large Yellow Pond, or Water, Lily; Cow Lily; Spatterdock Nymphaea advena (Nuphar advena) Flowers–Yellow or greenish outside, rarely purple tinged, round, depressed, 1-1/2 to 3-1/2 in. across. Sepals 6, unequal, concave, thick, fleshy; petals stamen-like, Continue reading Large Yellow Pond, or Water, Lily; Cow Lily; Spatterdock By Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor University of Vermont When it comes to identifying wildflowers, or even reading about new garden flowers, knowing the words you’ll invariably run across will help you feel less lost. The main method for differentiating plants is by their flowers. This can be from Continue reading Flower Word Power |
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