Observations by jessicaross2014

herbaceous plant less than 1.5' tall, alternate leaves that are long with parallel venation, leaves very stiff and grey green in color, leaves narrowly lanceolate and curving downward, widely spaced stiff teeth along leaf margins, leaves clasping center of the plant

herbaceous plant less than 30" tall, thick central stem, opposite leaves that join together around the central stem and form a cup, leaves broadly lanceolate and coarsely toothed, rough texture, central stem four sided

herbaceous plant about 6" tall, hairy stems with alternate leaves, leaves elliptic with smooth margins, sessile leaf bases, rounded leaf tips, scorpioid racemes of orange flowers, corolla fused with 5 lobes, calyx with 5 green teeth, 5 stamens, one style, narrow corolla tube

herbaceous spreading plant, less than 1' tall, racemes of purple flowers with 5 petals- broad upper banner petal, 2 wing petals, and 2 lower petals that are joined together, 5 fused purple sepals lightly pubescent, 10 stamens, 1 pistil; pinnately compound leaves with tendrils at the ends, stipules with three pointed teeth at the lower half, leaflets elliptic with smooth margins

herbaceous plant less than 5' tall, branching stems that are purplish green, trifoliate leaves with smooth margins, leaflets ovate with one conspicuous central vein on the underside, tall spike-like raceme of flowers, white flowers with 5 petals- broad upper banner petal, 2 wing petals, and 2 lower petals that are joined together, 5 fused sepals, 10 stamens, 1 pistil

herbaceous plant less than 3' tall, round central stem, green leaves with greyish blue tint, linear long leaves with parallel venation and smooth margins, leaves sheathing stem, purple flowers in clusters at the top of the plant, two small bracts beneath each inflorescence, flowers with three rounded petals, 6 bright yellow anthers, purple hairs near the base, superior ovary

herbaceous plant less than 3' tall, alternate compound leaves, trifoliate leaves, sheath at the base of each leaf, leaves dull green with smooth margins, side leaflets sessile and terminal leaf with a longer petiole, compound umbels of tiny yellow flowers, unbellates are widely spread and consists of about 12 flowers, flowers with 5 yellow petals, celery scented leaves

herbaceous plant, less than 30" tall, linear floppy basal leaves with parallel venation and smooth margins, leaves with prominent midrib, central stalk with a raceme of flowers, each flower with 6 light blue tepals, 6 stamens with yellow anthers, green central ovary with a protruding style, each tepal with three veins, oblong shaped tepals

small tree, less than 30' tall, ragged dark grey bark, simple alternate leaves, irregularly shaped crown, leaves lobed and obovate, sun leaves deeply lobed almost to the central vein, dark green upper surface, softly hairy lower surface

woody shrub about 4' tall with drooping stems, stems are reddish brown and green at the tips, straight prickles, trifoliate compound leaves, leaflets ovate with doubly serrate margins, long petioles, light green pubescent leaf undersides, racemes of white flowers, pubescent peduncles and pedicels, flower with 5 petals, 5 green sepals with pointed tips, many stamens with yellow anthers, green cluster of many carpels at the center

herbaceous plant less than 1.5' tall, basal rosette of leaves and one stalk of flowers, leaves oblong and grey green with smooth margins, straight green stalk with and umbel of while nodding flowers, flowers with 5 reflexed white petals, petals converge and are yellow and brown at the base of the protruding pistil, 5 brown stamens

herbaceous plant less than 3' tall, compound leaves with 3 or 5 pinnately arranged leaflets, leaflets are lanceolate/ovate, leaflets with serrated margins, leaves are alternate, umbels of yellow flowers consisting of about 12 umbellets, each small flower with 5 yellow petals, calyx not visible, one pistil, 5 stamens

herbaceous plant less than 1' tall, two alternate leaves cordate in shape with smooth margins, leaves are light green and have palmate venation, dark red/brown fuzzy flower growing between the two leaves and hidden by them, 12 stamens, inferior ovary, flower bell shaped with three reflexed tepals

herbaceous sedge growing in tufts less than 8" tall, stems 3-angled, alternate leaves, stems reddish brown at the base, leaves with parallel venation, terminal staminate spikelet with large cream colored anthers and dark brown bracts, 2 smaller pistillate spikelets on the same stem with smaller brown bracts, pistillate florets with three whispy white styles