Latin Common

Genus

Red Yellow White Blue Orange Green / Brown

3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Turner Photographics - Wildflowers

Purshia tridentata; Balsamorhiza sagittata; Phlox speciosa; Artemisia tridentata

Purshia tridentata; Balsamorhiza sagittata; Phlox speciosa; Artemisia tridentata

ID: 0602554
Bitterbrush, Showy Phlox, Arrowleaf Balsamroot among Big Sagebrush
Ginkgo Petrified Forest SP, WA
April 25, 2006
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