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

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa; Polystichum munitum

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa; Polystichum munitum

ID: 1109089
Red Elderberry w/ Sword Fern
Patrick's Point SP, Trinidad, CA
September 27, 2011
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