Vernal Pool Dodder
Vernal Pool Dodder is a member of the dodder family. The plant consists of a mass of orange stems which resemble string. If you look closely, you may see smaller…
Valley Tassels or Narrow Owl’s-Clover
…series of pink, yellow and black spots which resemble tiny faces. Note that the multi-lobed bract (specialized leaves with a flower) of Valley Tassels is white tipped. The other owl’s-clovers…
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…
Seed Shrimp
…shells that form its carapace. The carapace resembles a seed, so they are called Seed Shrimp. The body inside the carapace is short with two sections, a head and a…
American Pillwort
…and resemble small, round, and hairy pills or peas. There are a couple of other delicate, green plants that might be confused with American Pillwort. Flowering Quillwort (Lilaea scilloides) tends…
Narrow-leaf Mule’s Ear
Narrow-leaf Mule’s Ear is a member of the sunflower family. Each flowerhead is actually made up of 20-100 individual flowers. The outer ray flowers look like petals while the inner…
Little Quaking Grass
Little Quaking Grass is a member of the grass family. Each grass flower is made up of a pair of tiny bracts, the stamens and pistil. The flowers are grouped…