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

Arnica latifolia; Lupinus latifolius; Valeriana sitchensis; Polygonum bistortoides

Arnica latifolia; Lupinus latifolius; Valeriana sitchensis; Polygonum bistortoides

ID: 0812787
Mountain Arnica, Broadleaf Lupines, Sitka Valerian, American Bistort in subalpine meadow
Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie NF Skyline Divide, WA
August 15, 2008
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