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Day-flower
Commelina erecta About 8" high, wilts about noon. Ranges from Florida to Texas, and Arizona, north to southern Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, and southeast New York. Photographed in Brazos Bend State Park, Texas |
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Tall
Lungwort -
Languid Ladies Mertensia paniculata About 1-3', found in damp open woods and shores. Flowers in June/July. Ranges from Alaska, across Canada and through the northwest states. Photographed in the Alberta Eastern Slopes. |
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Pasque
Flower - Prairie Crocus
Anemone patens About 6-18", flowers in May/June. Found in NW North America and south through Utah to Texas, New Mexico, Missouri, Illinois and Michigan. Photographed in Drumheller, Alberta. |
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Blue
Lupine
Lupinus latifolius Height 18-20". Flowers July/August in mountain meadows and on grassy slopes. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Tall
White Eriogonum
Eriogonum subalpinium Height 8-14". Flowers June-August. Usually found in foothills on rocky slopes. Photographed in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, Alberta. |
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White
Geranium Geranium
Richardsonii
Height 16-30". Flowers June-July in woodland glades. The seed pod resembles a cranes' bill. Photographed in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, Alberta. |
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Western
Globe Flower
Trollius albiflorus Height 6-12", flowers 1-1 1/2 inches across. Flowers May-June. Found in damp soil beside streams. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Northern
Bedstraw
Galium boreale Many white 1/8" flowers, many in a terminal cluster. Grows 12-18" high. Flowers in July/August. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Arctic
Raspberry
Rubuis arcticus Height 6-18", trailing plant in bogs and woodland swamps. Flowers May-June. Photographed in the eastern slopes of the Rockies, Alberta. |
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Purple
Loment or Purple Vetch
Hedysarum Mackenzii Height 10-12". Grows in stony soil. Flowers June to August. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Large
Purple Fleabane
Erigeron salsuginosus Height 10-12". Flowers July through September. Open woodlands and moist banks. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta/ |
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Prickly
Rose
Rosa acicularus Height 2-3 feet. Provincial flower of Alberta. Habitat includes slopes, woodland edges and borders, and stream banks. Flowering period is during the months of June-July. Can be photographed all over Alberta. |
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Large-headed
Clover
Trifolium macrocephalum Up to 1' in heigfht, blossoms are 1-2" across. Grows in wet meadows from B.C. and Idaho to northeast California and Nevada. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta |
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Marsh
Marigold - Cowslip
Caltha Palustris Low plants of wet soil. Ranges from Alaska to Labarador and south to South Carolina, Iowa and Nebraska. Photographed at Wagner Bog, Edmonton, Alberta |
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Seaside
Goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens Saline to fresh marshes, near coast, Ranges from Newfoundland to Florida and south-east Texas. Photographed at Anahuac NWR, Texas. |
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Common
Buttercup
Ranunculus acris Common from Alaska to Newfoundland and through the north half of the US. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta. |
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Large
Flowered False Dandelion Agoseris
glauca
Flowers 1-2", 6-19" high. Flowers in June/July on grassy slopes. Photographed near Edmonton, Alberta |
