Wildflowers Encyclopedia

Geum montanum (Alpine Avens)

Geum montanum is a robust and cheerful alpine perennial producing bright golden-yellow, cup-shaped flowers 2-4 cm across on hairy stems 10-30 cm tall from May through August, followed by distinctive...

Geum montanum (Alpine Avens)

Geum montanum is a robust and cheerful alpine perennial producing bright golden-yellow, cup-shaped flowers 2-4 cm across on hairy stems 10-30 cm tall from May through August, followed by distinctive...

Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)

Tradescantia ohiensis is a long-blooming prairie perennial producing clusters of 3-petaled, deep blue-violet flowers 2-3 cm across on fleshy, smooth stems 40-90 cm tall from April through July. Each flower...

Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)

Tradescantia ohiensis is a long-blooming prairie perennial producing clusters of 3-petaled, deep blue-violet flowers 2-3 cm across on fleshy, smooth stems 40-90 cm tall from April through July. Each flower...

Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley)

Anthriscus sylvestris is a vigorous herbaceous perennial of European hedgerows and road verges, producing frothy white umbels from April to June that can dominate roadsides for kilometres. Growing 60-150 cm...

Anthriscus sylvestris (Cow Parsley)

Anthriscus sylvestris is a vigorous herbaceous perennial of European hedgerows and road verges, producing frothy white umbels from April to June that can dominate roadsides for kilometres. Growing 60-150 cm...

Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow)

Kosteletzkya virginica is the only member of the hibiscus family native to the eastern US coastal plain salt and brackish marshes, producing pink flowers 5-8 cm across on stems 60-150...

Kosteletzkya virginica (Seashore Mallow)

Kosteletzkya virginica is the only member of the hibiscus family native to the eastern US coastal plain salt and brackish marshes, producing pink flowers 5-8 cm across on stems 60-150...

Dentaria laciniata (Cutleaf Toothwort)

Dentaria laciniata is a slender spring ephemeral reaching 15-35 cm, bearing a whorl of 3 deeply dissected leaves and terminal racemes of white to pink cruciform flowers, arising from a...

Dentaria laciniata (Cutleaf Toothwort)

Dentaria laciniata is a slender spring ephemeral reaching 15-35 cm, bearing a whorl of 3 deeply dissected leaves and terminal racemes of white to pink cruciform flowers, arising from a...

Tragopogon pratensis (Goat's Beard)

Tragopogon pratensis is a biennial or short-lived perennial composite native to European grasslands, growing 30-70 cm tall with solitary pale yellow flower heads 3-5 cm across that open only in...

Tragopogon pratensis (Goat's Beard)

Tragopogon pratensis is a biennial or short-lived perennial composite native to European grasslands, growing 30-70 cm tall with solitary pale yellow flower heads 3-5 cm across that open only in...