Popcorn Flower
Popcorn-flower is a member of the fiddleneck family. Flower buds are held in a tight coil (spiral) at the top of the plant. The flowers open starting from the bottom…
Field Owl’s-Clover
Field Owl’s-Clover is a member of the figwort family. The flowers are long tubes with three inflated (balloon-like) lobes near the top. In Field Owl’s-Clover the inflated sacks are bright…
Yellow Star-thistle
Yellow Star-thistle is a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 20-40 individual yellow flowers. The spines on the sepals may still be sharp long…
Vernal Pool Buttercup
Vernal Pool Buttercup is a member of the buttercup family. The small flowers have tiny yellow petals. The head of seeds is much larger than the flower was and resembles…
Filaree or Storksbill
Filaree is a member of the geranium family. The flowers have five pink petals. Each flower produces five seeds, attached to a long stalk. As the seeds dry, they detach…
Red Maids
Red Maids are a member of the purslane family. The bright red-pink flowers with five petals and numerous stamens are distinctive (unlike any others). The plants are sprawling….
Pale Spikerush
Pale Spikerush is a member of the rush family. Rushes are closely related to grasses. Each flower is made up of a tiny bract and the stamens and pistil. The…