malpighian's Identifications
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Alaskan Bellflower (Campanula alaskana)Observer
mcxwDescription
Campanulaceae
Campanula rotundifoli
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Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale)Observer
daemon1Description
Merrosity of 4, and 4 exerted stamens.
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Western Snowberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)Observer
daemon1Description
Woody bush. Opposite oval leaves. Flowers were fleshy and pink.
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Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides)Observer
daemon1Description
Campanulate petals, growing along side trees on a residential street. Leaves alternate. Merrosity of 5.
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Plains Pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha)Observer
daemon1Description
Flowers later opened to yellow.
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Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)Observer
daemon1Description
Opposite leaves, umbel like inflorescence
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Great Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)Observer
daemon1Date
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Missing Location
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Spiny Goldenweed (Xanthisma spinulosum)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: several flowerheads with radiate flower head; showy and yellow.
Vegetative characteristics: leaves deeply pinnately lobed, with bristle-tipped lobes.
Habitat: dry, sandy soil; photographed on side of walking trail, looking North.
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White Point-Vetch (Oxytropis sericea)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: acaulescent, spicate of creamy yellow flowers; 5 petals, pea-shaped; 5 fused sepals, hairy.
Vegetative characteristics: pinnate leaves, hairy.
Habitat: herb; dry, sandy soil; picked on the side of a coulee, facing Southwest.
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Plains Pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: yellow petals, green center.
Vegetative characteristics: cluster of flattened cylindrical stems adorned with spiny thorns.
Habitat: sandy, dry soil, photographed on the side of the walking trail, facing West.
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Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: pink petals, yellow center.
Vegetative characteristics: cluster of cylindrical stems adorned with spiny thorns.
Habitat: sandy, dry soil, photographed on the side of the walking trail, facing West.
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Common Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: cluster of papillionaceous, pea-like, bright yellow.
Vegetative characteristics: leaves trifoliate, hairy; green stalk, hairy.
Habitat: sandy, dry soil, photographed on the side of the road, facing East.
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: purple petals, white pouch with purple spots, yellow center.
Vegetative characteristics: basal rosette
Habitat: forest; detritus; photographed at the root of a tree, facing East.
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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: acaulescent, purple/red flowers.
Vegetative characteristics: purple/red stalk; leaves, sheathing.
Habitat: dry, sandy soil; photographed on the side of the road, facing East.
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Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: raceme of small, white flower, green star-shaped center; polypetalous, 5.
Vegetative characteristics: deeply saw-toothed leaves, hairy edges.
Habitat: woody; dry, sandy soil; picked on West facing slope.
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Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)Observer
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: raceme of small, white flowers; polypetalous, 5; yellow circled center.
Vegetative characteristics: alternate, egg-shaped, finely serrated leaves.
Habitat: dry, sandy soil; picked on Northeast facing slope.
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Genus ArnicaObserver
bio3660tingmiakDescription
Biology 3660 Field Botany
Description of floral whorls: solitary flower with radiate flower head; showy and yellow.
Vegetative characteristics: entire lamina with serrated margin, cross-venulate venation.
Habitat: dry, sandy soil; picked on west side facing side of the road.
Companion Species: Orchidaceae
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Eastern Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. americana)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Orchidaceae Family
Description: Basal leaf, oval, with parallel veins; flower pink/purple and white, dotted and yellow on some areas of the petals; flowers solitary.
Habitat: Shaded area, dry, grassy. Corallorhiza striata and Asteraceae spp. nearby.
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Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Orchidaceae Family
Description: Raceme inflorescence; flowers yellow/purple; leaves sheath from the base of the stem.
Habitat: Shaded area, dry, grassy. Asteraceae spp. and Calypso bulbosa nearby.
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Silky Phacelia (Phacelia sericea)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Hydrophyllaceae Family
Description: Flowers purple; exerted stamens; mostly basal, hirsute leaves.
Habitat: Dry, rocky, soil; on the edge of a gravel road; subalpine. Asteraceae spp. and Fabaceae spp. nearby.
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Caespitose Fleabane (Erigeron caespitosus)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Asteraceae Family
Description: White petals with a yellow centre; lance shaped leaves, hairy; hairy stem.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Other Asteraceae species and Eriogonum flavum nearby.
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Hairy False Goldenaster (Heterotheca villosa)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Asteraceae Family
Description: Flowers yellow with yellow centre; leaves alternate, hairy and oblong; green bracts.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Other Asteraceae species and Eriogonum flavum nearby.
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Spiny Goldenweed (Xanthisma spinulosum)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Asteraceae Family
Description: Flowers yellow with a yellow centre; leaves lobed and alternate; linear shaped bracts.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Other Asteraceae spp. and Eriogonum flavum nearby.
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Great Blanketflower (Gaillardia aristata)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Asteraceae Family
Description: Flowers usually solitary; stem hairy; ray petals yellow with a red base; narrow and hairy bracts; mostly basal leaves, hairy.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing path. Other Asteraceae spp. and Eriogonum flavum nearby.
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Alpine Golden Buckwheat (Eriogonum flavum)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Polygonaceae Family
Description: Tepals yellow and hairy; basal leaves; leaf-like bracts; umbel-like inflorescence.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Asteraceae species nearby.
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Spinystar (Escobaria vivipara)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Cactaceae Family
Description: Spherical and cushion-like; covered in raised bumps; spines straight and clustered, white or brown in colour.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Asteraceae spp., Fabaceae spp., and Optunia polyacantha nearby.
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Plains Pricklypear (Opuntia polyacantha)Observer
katelynthomsenDescription
Cactaceae Family
Description: Yellow flowers; thick segmented stem that is wider than thick; spines are clustered and straight.
Habitat: Dry, grassy, next to a walking path, W facing slope. Asteraceae spp., Fabaceae spp., and Escobaria vivpara nearby.
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