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

Cercocarpus ledifolius; Balsamorhiza sagittata

Cercocarpus ledifolius; Balsamorhiza sagittata

ID: 1104712
Mountain Mahogany w/ Arrowleaf Balsamroot
Malheur NF FIelds Peak Tr, Mount Vernon, OR
June 24, 2011
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