Since I can never remember the names of wildflowers I key out (or get someone else to tell me what are) on our farm, I thought the best way to keep a record of them is to create a blog with photos and names. The next time I see a flower and can't remember what it is, I can come to this blog. Good theory; let's see if it works.
I'll start with the flowers I recently photographed and identified (with help). This came of mowing the horse pasture and avoiding the "pretty ones" that were not numerous: Oregon Sunshine and a pink one I didn't know... but do now.
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| Pacific Water-Parsley, Oenanthe sarmentosa, in the ash swamp |
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| Canada Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, (I think), in the horse field |
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| Oxeye Daisies, pretty but obviously numerous |
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| Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, with purple Prunella vulgaris |
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| Tansy Ragwort, , Senecio jacobaea, my most unfavorite plant |
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| This is how I like to see Tansy: covered with Cinnabar Moth larvae |
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| Good job little caterpillars! |
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| If it were not poisonous to my horses, I might think it rather pretty. |
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| Yellow Parentucellia, Parentucellia viscosa |
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| Common Centaury, Centaurium umbellatum (the mystery pink one) with Heal-all, Prunella vulgaris |
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| Oregon Sunshine, Eriophyllum lanatum |
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| some Checkermallow, Sidalcea probably campestris, will research further |
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July 2016, same field but no longer pastured.
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| Madia elegans, Common Tarweed |
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| Tarweed just beginning to open. They open at night, close in the morning. They are very sticky all the time. Native Americans burned the fields in August, then beat the stems to collect the seed pods for making flour |
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Yarrow
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| We have lots of yarrow |
I think this is Potentilla gracilis ... Slender or Graceful Cinquefoil
August 2018, Douglas Asters are blooming
