Tag: wildflowers

Eastern Purple Coneflower

Eastern Purple Coneflower [Echinacea purpurea] found at Fletcher Park on 12 July 2013. It’s the member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family and Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 382-383, states it blooms in summer and fall. USDA Plants Listing: Echinacea purpurea

Buttonweed or Poorjoe

Buttonweed or Poorjoe [Diodia teres] photos were taken at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Madder (Rubiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 158-159, states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in dry sandy soil. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=DITE2 (Poorjoe)

Dwarf St. Johnswort

Dwarf St. Johnswort [Hypericum mutilum] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Mangosteen (Clusiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 268-269, states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in wet or moist open soil. USDA Plants Listing: Hypericum mutilum

Sweetclover or White Sweet Clover

Sweetclover or White Sweet Clover[Melilotus officinalis] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Pea or Bean (Fabaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 60-61, states it blooms in late spring to fall and can be found on roadsides and waste places. It also lists it’s scientific name as Melilotus alba. …

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Deptford Pink

Deptford Pink [Dianthus armeria] photos were taken at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Pink (Caryophyllaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 258-259 states it blooms in summer and fall and can be found in fields and on roadsides. These were found just off one of the walking paths. USDA Plants …

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Rough Cinquefoil or Norwegian Cinquefoil

Rough Cinquefoil or Norwegian Cinquefoil [Potentilla norvegica] found at Fletcher Park on 11 July 2013. It’s the member of the Rose (Rosaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 240-241, states it blooms in late spring to fall and can be found in clearings, on roadsides, and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: Potentilla norvegica

Pale Touch-me-not

Pale Touch-me-not [Impatiens pallida] found at Fletcher Park on 5 July 2013. It’s a member of the Touch-me-not (Balsaminaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 54-55, states that it blooms in summer and early fall, and can be found in moist places, “mostly in limestone regions.” USDA Plants Listing: Impatiens pallida

Mountain Phlox or Wideflower Phlox

Mountain Phlox or Wideflower Phlox [Phlox latifolia] found at NC Arboretum on 2 July 2013. It’s a member of the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 248-249, states that it blooms in woods in spring and early summer. It also lists it under the synonym of Phlox ovata. USDA Plants Listing: Phlox latifolia

Field Bindweed

Field Bindweed [Convolvulus arvensis] found near The Clam Bar in North Syracuse, New York on 30 June 2013. It’s a member of the Morning Glory (Convolvulaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 324-325, states that it’s found in summer and fall in fields and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: Convolvulus arvensis

Common St. Johnswort

Common St. Johnswort [Hypericum perforatum] photographed by Don Sinclair at his farm in Chatham, Ontario on 30 June 2013. It’s a member of theMangosteen (Clusiaceae) family. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 268-267, says that it blooms in summer and fall grows, commonly found in fields and waste places. USDA Plants Listing: https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=HYPE