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

Balsamorhiza sagittata; Erigeron linearis; Artemisia tridentata; Agropyron spicatum

Balsamorhiza sagittata; Erigeron linearis; Artemisia tridentata; Agropyron spicatum

ID: 0501542
Balsamroot, Sagebrush among basalt boulders w/ Yellow Desert Daisies, Bluebunch Wheatgrass
Grant Co. near Hwy 243 at Wanapum Dam, WA
May 5, 2005
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