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

Ceanothus cordulatus; Arctostaphylos patula; Calocedrus decurrens; Pinus monticola

Ceanothus cordulatus; Arctostaphylos patula; Calocedrus decurrens; Pinus monticola

ID: 1202664
Mountain Whitethorn, Green Manzanita, Incense-cedar, White Pine
CA 36 above Lake Almanor, Chester, CA
May 27, 2012
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