Sheep Sorrel

Sheep Sorrel

Spreading Clone Leaves Male Plant Female Plant 28 June, 2016 A low-growing, red-brown perennial (although sometimes an annual) up to 40 cm tall. It spreads by extensive, shallow underground rhizornes forming dense patches. Leaves are hairless, alternate and have a...
Speckled Alder – Leaf

Speckled Alder – Leaf

Speckled Alder Alnus incana (L.)Moench. ssp. rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen A coarse, multi-stemmed shrub regenerating from a crown up to 2.0 m or more tall and adapted to wet soils. Stems are smooth, reddish-brown with orange pits. Leaves are oval, thick, with toothed...
Yellow Toadflax – Flower

Yellow Toadflax – Flower

Yellow Toadflax (Butter and eggs) Linaria vu/gait L. A short, erect or sparsely branched perennial that spreads by creeping rhizomes. Leaves are opposite, narrow, 2 to 10 cm long with smooth margins and are often numerous and crowded . Snapdragon-like flowers have 5...
Yellow Toadflax – Shoots

Yellow Toadflax – Shoots

Yellow Toadflax (Butter and eggs) Linaria vu/gait L. A short, erect or sparsely branched perennial that spreads by creeping rhizomes. Leaves are opposite, narrow, 2 to 10 cm long with smooth margins and are often numerous and crowded . Snapdragon-like flowers have 5...
Wood Sorrel – Capsules

Wood Sorrel – Capsules

Wood Sorrel and Yellow Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella L. and 0. stricta L. Small, low-growing perennials spreading from slender rhizomes. Stems of yellow wood sorrel are green-purple and smooth or only slightly hairy; those of wood sorrel have long hairs. Leaves are...