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

Southern Oregon

June 23, 2004

Photographs from the roadside between Ashland and Fields, Oregon.

Yellow Star Thistle blossoms

Yellow Star Thistle blossom detail

Yellow Star Thistles

Yellow Star Thistle blossom detail

Yellow Star Thistle blossom against blue sky

Purple Penstemon

Purple Penstemon

Purple Penstemon blossoms

Purple Penstemon

Linear-leafed Paintbrush

Linear-leafed Paintbrush

Linear-leafed Paintbrush bracts & blossoms detail

Linear-leafed Paintbrush bracts & blossoms detail

Linear-leafed Paintbrush bracts & blossoms detail

Horehound blossoms & foliage

Horehound

Horehound

Horehound

Desert Paintbrush among Sagebrush

Desert Paintbrush among Sagebrush

Desert Paintbrush bracts & blossoms