Cow Soapwort, an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/16/2013.) Scientific name is Vaccaria hispanica. It is also known by the common names Cowcockle and Cowherb. Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID, on June 19, 2011. Go to the Water Cow Soapwort detail page for more information.
Cowcockle, Cow Soapwort, Cowherb – Vaccaria hispanica
Water Speedwell, probably an introduced species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (03/03/2013.) Scientific name is Veronica anagallis-aquatica. It is also known by the common names Sessile Water-speedwell, Brook-pimpernell, and Blue Water Speedwell. Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade, Adams County, ID, on May 28, 2012. Go to the Water Speedwell detail page for more information.
Water Speedwell, Sessile Water-speedwell, Brook-pimpernell, Blue Water Speedwell – Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Common Snowberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/23/2013.) Scientific name is Symphoricarpos albus. Photo below was taken on the Kleinschmidt Grade in Adams County, ID on May 28, 2012. Go to the Common Snowberry detail page for more photos and information.
Common Snowberry – Symphoricarpos albus
Bloomer’s Daisy, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/22/2013.) Scientific name is Erigeron bloomeri. Photo below was taken near Lucky Peak in the Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID, on June 12, 2011. Go to the Bloomer’s Daisy detail page for more photos and information.
Bloomer’s Daisy – Erigeron bloomeri
Sicklepod, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/21/2013.) Scientific name is Senna obtusifolia. It is also known by the common names Sicklepod Senna, Java Bean, Blunt-leaf Senna, Chinese Senna, and Arsenic Weed. Photo below was taken near Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA, on August 11, 2012. Go to the Sicklepod detail page for more photos and information.
Sicklepod – Senna obtusifolia
Spreading Phlox, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/18/2013.) Scientific name is Phlox diffusa. Photo below was taken in Custer County, ID, on June 13, 2010. Go to the Spreading Phlox detail page for more photos and information.
Spreading Phlox – Phlox diffusa
Threadleaf Phacelia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/15/2013.) Scientific name is Phacelia linearis. It is also known by the common names Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, and Threadleaf Scorpionweed. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 7, 2010. Go to the Threadleaf Phacelia detail page for more photos and information.
Threadleaf Phacelia, Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, Threadleaf Scorpionweed – Phacelia linearis
Western Peony, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/13/2013.) Scientific name is Paeonia brownii. Photo below was taken in Ada County, ID , on Jun 12, 2011. Go to the Western Peony detail page for more photos and information.
Western Peony – Paeonia brownii
The photo I have been using as the main image for Low Hop Clover – Trifolium campestre – was actually a photograph of Black Medick – Medicago lupulina. While there are differences in the shape of the individual blossoms and of the overall plant, a key identifier is the small tooth at the end of the terminal leaflet on Black Medick.
The photo I had incorrectly identified as Trifolium campestre – this is actually Medicago lupulina
This is my replacement photo for Trifolium campestre
Black Medic, an introduced, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/12/2013.) Scientific name is Medicago lupulina. It is also known by the common name Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil , and others. Photo below was taken in my daughter’s yard in Boise, ID, on June 7, 2010. Go to the Black Medic detail page for more information.
Black Medic – Medicago lupulina