Black-Eyed Susan – Mature Plant

Black-Eyed Susan – Mature Plant

Black-Eyed Susan Rudbecta hirta L. var. pulcherima Farw. A hairy biennial to short-lived perennial with few branches, that may grow to 1 cm. Leaves are alternate and hairy. The flowers (up to 2.0 cm in diameter), are compound with the outer ray florets orange-yellow...

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Black Knapweed – Bracts

Black Knapweed – Bracts

Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra L. An erect, much-branched perennial up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are variable with smooth to deeply lobed margins. Mature plants form a dense rosette of basal leaves. Flowers are borne on the ends of branches. Flowers are compound with...

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Black Knapweed – Flower

Black Knapweed – Flower

Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra L. An erect, much-branched perennial up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are variable with smooth to deeply lobed margins. Mature plants form a dense rosette of basal leaves. Flowers are borne on the ends of branches. Flowers are compound with...

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Black Knapweed – Rosette

Black Knapweed – Rosette

Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra L. An erect, much-branched perennial up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are variable with smooth to deeply lobed margins. Mature plants form a dense rosette of basal leaves. Flowers are borne on the ends of branches. Flowers are compound with...

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Black Knapweed – Mature Plant

Black Knapweed – Mature Plant

Black Knapweed Centaurea nigra L. An erect, much-branched perennial up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are variable with smooth to deeply lobed margins. Mature plants form a dense rosette of basal leaves. Flowers are borne on the ends of branches. Flowers are compound with...

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Bird's Foot Trefoil – Leaf

Bird's Foot Trefoil – Leaf

Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L. An introduced, many stemmed, prostrate to erect perennial legume growing up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are compound with 5 broad leaflets. The flower head is a cluster of bright yellow pea-like flowers. The fruit is a pod which...

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Bird's Foot Trefoil – Flower Heads

Bird's Foot Trefoil – Flower Heads

Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L. An introduced, many stemmed, prostrate to erect perennial legume growing up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are compound with 5 broad leaflets. The flower head is a cluster of bright yellow pea-like flowers. The fruit is a pod which...

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Bird's Foot Trefoil – Pods

Bird's Foot Trefoil – Pods

Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L. An introduced, many stemmed, prostrate to erect perennial legume growing up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are compound with 5 broad leaflets. The flower head is a cluster of bright yellow pea-like flowers. The fruit is a pod which...

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Bird's Foot Trefoil – Mature Plant

Bird's Foot Trefoil – Mature Plant

Bird's Foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus L. An introduced, many stemmed, prostrate to erect perennial legume growing up to 60 cm tall. Leaves are compound with 5 broad leaflets. The flower head is a cluster of bright yellow pea-like flowers. The fruit is a pod which...

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Tall White Aster – Umbels

Tall White Aster – Umbels

Tall White Aster Aster umbellatus P. Mill. A smooth perennial plant up to 2.0 m tall. Leaves are lance-shaped, smooth and alternate. The flowering head is a multi-branched, flat-topped umbel. The flowers are showy. Flowers are compound with 7 to 12 outer ray florets...

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Tall White Aster – Mature Plant

Tall White Aster – Mature Plant

Tall White Aster Aster umbellatus P. Mill. A smooth perennial plant up to 2.0 m tall. Leaves are lance-shaped, smooth and alternate. The flowering head is a multi-branched, flat-topped umbel. The flowers are showy. Flowers are compound with 7 to 12 outer ray florets...

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American Water Horehound – Leaf

American Water Horehound – Leaf

American Water Horehound Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton An erect, square stemmed perennial up to 90 cm tall adapted to wet areas. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped with sharply toothed margins. Small white flowers with Based and irregular petals occur in...

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American Water Horehound – In Flower

American Water Horehound – In Flower

American Water Horehound Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W.P.C. Barton An erect, square stemmed perennial up to 90 cm tall adapted to wet areas. Leaves are opposite, lance-shaped with sharply toothed margins. Small white flowers with Based and irregular petals occur in...

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Ajuga – Mature Flower

Ajuga – Mature Flower

Ajuga is a garden escape that grows in patches. It is a low creeping perennial which spreads by means of numerous creeping stolons or stems. Flowering stems grow from 10 to 30 cm tall The leaves are oval to spoon-shaped and are mostly smooth or only slightly hairy....

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Ajuga – Flowering Spikes

Ajuga – Flowering Spikes

Ajuga is a garden escape that grows in patches. It is a low creeping perennial which spreads by means of numerous creeping stolons or stems. Flowering stems grow from 10 to 30 cm tall The leaves are oval to spoon-shaped and are mostly smooth or only slightly hairy....

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