Category Archives: USWildflowers News

Sagebrush Buttercup – Ranunculus glaberrimus – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Sagebrush Buttercup, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers’ database (06/18/2019.) Scientific name is Ranunculus glaberrimus. Photo below was taken in Grand Teton National Park on May 4, 2019. Go to the Sagebrush Buttercup detail page for more information and photos.

Sagebrush Buttercup, Shiny-leaved Buttercup, Early Buttercup, Elliptical Buttercup - Ranunculus glaberrimus

Sagebrush Buttercup – Ranunculus glaberrimus

 

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Red Dome Blanketflower – Gaillardia pinnatifida – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Red Dome Blanketflower, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers’ database (06/11/2019.) Scientific name is Gaillardia pinnatifida. Photo below was taken along the Colorado River in Grand County, UT on May 1, 2019. Go to the Red Dome Blanketflower detail page for more information and photos.

Red Dome Blanketflower, Hopi Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Slender Gaillardia, Cutleaf Blanketflower - Gaillardia pinnatifida

Red Dome Blanketflower – Gaillardia pinnatifida

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Heartleaf Twistflower – Streptanthus cordatus – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Heartleaf Twistflower, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/29/2019.) Scientific name is Streptanthus cordatus. Photo below was taken in Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma County, CO on April 28, 2019. Go to the Heartleaf Twistflower detail page for more information and photos.

Heartleaf Twistflower, Heart-Leaved Jewelflower - Streptanthus cordatus

Heartleaf Twistflower – Streptanthus cordatus

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Palmer’s Bee Plant – Cleomella palmeriana – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Palmer’s Bee Plant, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/13/2019.) Scientific name is Cleomella palmeriana. Photo below was taken along the Colorado River in  Grand County, UT on May 1, 2019. Go to the Palmer’s Bee Plant detail page for more information and photos.

Palmer's Bee Plant, Palmer's Cleomella, Rocky Mountain Stinkweed, Rocky Mountain Rhombopod - Cleomella palmeriana

Palmer’s Bee Plant – Cleomella palmeriana

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Yellow Corydalis – Corydalis flavula – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Yellow Corydalis, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/17/2019.) Scientific name is Corydalis flavula. Photo below was taken in Lookout Mountain Conservancy, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN on Mar 25, 2019. Go to the Yellow Corydalis detail page for more information and photos.

Yellow Corydalis, Yellow Harlequin, Yellow Fumewort - Corydalis flavula

Yellow Corydalis – Corydalis flavula

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Wright’s Bird’s Beak – Cordylanthus wrightii – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Wright’s Bird’s Beak, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/30/2019.) Scientific name is Cordylanthus wrightii. Photo below was taken in Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, UT on Aug 28, 2016. Go to the Wright’s Bird’s Beak detail page for more information and photos.

Wright's Bird's Beak, Club Flower - Cordylanthus wrightii

Wright’s Bird’s Beak – Cordylanthus wrightii

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Butter-and-Eggs – Linaria vulgaris – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Butter-and-Eggs, a non-native and, in some areas, invasive plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/23/2019.) Scientific name is Linaria vulgaris. Photo below was taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in southwest Virginia on Sep 01, 2014. Go to the Butter-and-Eggs detail page for more information and photos.

Butter-and-eggs, Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax, Wild Snapdragon - Linaria vulgaris

Butter-and-eggs – Linaria vulgaris

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Shrubby Cinquefoil – Dasiphora fruticosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Shrubby Cinquefoil, a native plant, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/13/2019.) Scientific name is Dasiphora fruticosa. Photo below was taken in Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County, CO on Aug 26, 2016. Go to the Shrubby Cinquefoil detail page for more information and photos.

Shrubby Cinquefoil, Shrubby Five-finger, Golden Hardhack - Dasiphora fruticosa

Shrubby Cinquefoil – Dasiphora fruticosa

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Snow-on-the-Mountain – Euphorbia marginata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Snow-on-the-Mountain, native to the Great Plains and introduced in much of the rest of the country, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/02/2019.) Scientific name is Euphorbia marginata. Photo below was taken at a rest area in Kansas on Aug 24, 2016. Go to the Snow-on-the-Mountain detail page for more information and photos.

Snow-on-the-Mountain, Mountain Snow Spurge - Euphorbia marginata

Snow-on-the-Mountain – Euphorbia marginata

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Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Jamaican Feverplant (aka Puncture Vine), native to Hawaii but introduced in the Southeast, has been added to the USWildflowers database (01/29/2019.) Scientific name is Tribulus cistoides. Photo below was taken at Coquina Beach on Anna Maria Island, Manatee County, FL on Dec 15, 2015. Go to the Jamaican Feverplant detail page for more information and photos.

Jamaican Feverplant, Nohu, False Puncture Vine, Spiny-fruited Caltop - Tribulus cistoides

Jamaican Feverplant – Tribulus cistoides

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