Wildflowers: Horse Pasture Wildflowers in July (and August)

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.


Pacific Water-Parsley, Oenanthe sarmentosa, in the ash swamp

Canada Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis, (I think), in the horse field


Oxeye Daisies, pretty but obviously numerous

Oxeye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare, with purple Prunella vulgaris

Tansy Ragwort, , Senecio jacobaea, my most unfavorite plant

This is how I like to see Tansy: covered with Cinnabar Moth larvae

Good job little caterpillars!

If it were not poisonous to my horses, I might think it rather pretty.


Yellow Parentucellia, Parentucellia viscosa


Common Centaury, Centaurium umbellatum (the mystery pink one) with Heal-all, Prunella vulgaris


Oregon Sunshine, Eriophyllum lanatum


some Checkermallow, Sidalcea probably campestris, will research further

July 2016, same field but no longer pastured.

Madia elegans, Common Tarweed

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