malpighian's Identifications

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.