Category Archives: USWildflowers News

Hairy Clematis – Clematis hirsutissima – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Hairy Clematis, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/07/2012.) Scientific name is Clematis hirsutissima.  Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012. Go to the Hairy Clematis detail page for more information.

Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis - Clematis hirsutissima

Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis – Clematis hirsutissima

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Piper’s Anemone – Anemone piperi – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Piper’s Anemone, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/06/2012.) Scientific name is Anemone piperi.  Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012. Go to the Piper’s Anemone detail page for more information.

Piper’s Anemone, Windflower - Anemone piperi

Piper’s Anemone, Windflower – Anemone piperi

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Fairy Slipper – Calypso bulbosa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Calypso bulbosa, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/04/2012.) Scientific name is Calypso bulbosa. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on June 1, 2012.  Go to the Calypso bulbosa detail page for more information.

Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper - Calypso bulbosa

Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper – Calypso bulbosa

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Upland Yellow Violet – Viola praemorsa – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Upland Yellow Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/23/2012.) Scientific name is Viola praemorsa.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 10, 2011.   It  is also known by the common names Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow Montane Violet, and Wavyleaf Violet.  Go to the Upland Yellow Violet detail page for more information.

NOTE: Nov 22, 2013 – R. John Little, Ph.D., noted expert on Violaceae, has identified this as Viola purpurea subsp. venosa rather than Viola praemorsa. — gcw

Upland Yellow Violet, Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow montane violet, Wavyleaf Violet - Viola praemorsa

Upland Yellow Violet, Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow montane violet, Wavyleaf Violet – Viola praemorsa

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Climbing Hempweed – Mikania scandens – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Climbing Hempweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/12/2012.) Scientific name is Mikania scandens.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on October 2, 2011. Go to the Climbing Hempweed detail page for more information.

Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset - Mikania scandens

Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset – Mikania scandens

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Utah Serviceberry – Amelanchier utahensis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Utah Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/10/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis.  Photo below was taken in Boise County, ID, on June 13, 2010.   It  is also known by the common names Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry if you go with more recent classifications which consider Amelanchier pallida to be a synonym of Amelanchier utahensis.  Go to the Utah Serviceberry detail page for more information.

Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry - Amelanchier utahensis

Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry - Amelanchier utahensis

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Smooth Serviceberry – Amelanchier laevis – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Smooth Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/08/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 2, 2008.   It  is also known by the common name Allegheny Serviceberry .  Go to the Smooth Serviceberry detail page for more information.

Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry - Amelanchier laevis

Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry - Amelanchier laevis

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Slender Blue-eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium mucronatum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Slender Blue-eyed Grass, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/03/2012.) Scientific name is Sisyrinchium mucronatum.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 29, 2012.   It  is also known by the common name Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux’s Blue-eyed-Grass, and Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass .  Go to the Slender Blue-eyed Grass detail page for more information.

Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux's Blue-eyed-Grass, Slender Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass - Sisyrinchium mucronatum

Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux's Blue-eyed-Grass, Slender Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass - Sisyrinchium mucronatum

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Western Stoneseed – Lithospermum ruderale – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Western Stoneseed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/28/2012.) Scientific name is Lithospermum ruderale.  Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 14, 2010.   It  is also known by the common name Columbia Puccoon and Yellow Puccoon .  Go to the Western Stoneseed detail page for more information.

Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale

Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale

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Carolina Geranium – Geranium carolinianum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Carolina Geranium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/23/2012.) Scientific name is Geranium carolinianum.  Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on May 23, 2012.   It  is also known by the common name Carolina Cranesbill.  Go to the Carolina Geranium detail page for more information.

Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill - Geranium carolinianum

Carolina Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill – Geranium carolinianum

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