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

Malheur County, Oregon

June 23, 2012

High desert shrubs photographed in southeastern Malheur County, Oregon in the general vicinity of Burns Junction.

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush foliage

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush

Black Sagebrush

Currant-leaved Globemallow

Currant-leaved Globemallow blossom & foliage

Currant-leaved Globemallow blossoms & foliage

Currant-leaved Globemallow

Currant-leaved Globemallow

Currant-leaved Globemallow

Currant-leaved Globemallow

Winterfat

Winterfat

Winterfat

Winterfat blossoms & foliage detail

Winterfat blossoms & foliage detail

Winterfat

Spiny Horsebrush

Spiny Horsebrush

Spiny Horsebrush seed heads, foliage & twigs

Spiny Horsebrush seed head detail

Spiny Horsebrush seed head detail

Spiny Horsebrush foliage & spines detail