Key and flora : some of the common flowers of Oregon /Mary E. Kent
Common chickweed often forms dense mats and rarely grows higher than 2 inches. The flowers are small, with five white petals. Common chickweed will grow in a wide range of soils but does particularly well in neutral pH soils with high nitrogen. It doesn’t grow as well in low pH (acidic...
1.any of various trees of the genusFraxinus,of the olive family, esp.F. excelsior,of Europe and Asia, orF. americana,of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters. 2.the tough, straight-grained wood of any of these trees. ...
Profuse bloom of showy, fragrant flowers Colorful leaves, deep red in spring, mature to dark reddish-purple May spread from self-seeding Very similar to ‘Thundercloud’, but darker leaves in spring Photo by: APugach / Shutterstock. Prunus cerasifera‘Atropurpurea’ Common: Pissard plum, cherry...
Floating aquatic. Leaves divided many times into dense thread-like bristles. Small bladders along leaf margins trap small organisms when entrance hairs are triggered. Flowers 5–20, held on 1–12 in. stalks above water, yellow; 2 lips more or less equal in size, upper lip not lobed, lowe...
Leaf rosette with erect stem. Stem leafless, hollow, with milky sap. Leaves bright green, pinnately divided into large lobes with lobe tips reflexed back toward stem, toothed. Flower head single, 1 in. Ray flowers 70 or more, cup formed of many bracts with outer bracts reflexed. Seeds ...
Cabbage companion plantslike catnip, sweet alyssum, yarrow, and Queen Anne’s lace are like a double whammy for flea beetles: They repel them with their strong scent while simultaneously attracting braconid wasps (a flea beetle predator) to your garden. Plant these flowers within a few feet of...
A comparison is made between genotype frequencies of maternal plants, pollinia carried by bees, and pollinia captured by flowers (i.e. pollinia inserted into the stig- matic chamber). In addition, a statistical method to test the hypothesis that high levels of self-pollination occur in this ...
Make your way to West Point for a historic tour of the Military Academy and check out the beautiful views of the property, or check out Storm King Art Center, home to over 100 sculptures on 500 acres of rolling hills, woodlands, and fields of grasses and wildflowers. Two new ...
Monarch butterflies(黑脉金斑蝶)are a common summer sight in the northern United States and Canada . These large orange and black insects(昆虫)brighten parks and gardens as they fly lightly among the flowers . What makes monarchs particularly interesting is that they migrate(迁飞)—all the way ...