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Wild flower Pictures For Pleasure and Learning
This collection of wild flower pictures is sure to please. Each one has a bit of information about the flower's origin. This way you will be able to find them where you live. For download instructions click here
Field Bindweed Morning-Glory Family Convolvulus arvensis (Convolvulaceae): Similar to Hedge Bindweed [arrowhead-shaped leaves and blunt basal lobes] but leaves smaller (1-2 in.), less tapering. Flowers less than 1 inch; white or pink. Found in fields, waste places, most of northeastern/north-central North America. Blooms can be found June thru September. This is just one of many wildflower pictures taken at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton, Illinois.
False Solomon's-Seal (Smilacina racemosa): The oval, pointed leaves alternate along the gracefully reclining stem, which is tipped with a spirea-like cluster of creamy-white flowers. Fruit a berry, at first whitish speckled with brown, later ruby-red. Note: The true Solomon's-seals have their flowers in the leaf axils, not in terminal clusters. Located in woods across Canada to Nova Scotia and south to Missouri, Mountains of N. Carolina. Bloom May-July. You will find many of these in the Blackwell Forest Preserve, in Warrenville, Illinois for taking your own wild flower pictures.
Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus): There are many wild flower pictures to be taken among the daisy family. They seem to come in wide variety of shapes and sizes.
This asterlike flower, unlike the asters, starts blooming in spring. Rays more numerous (40-70). It is hairy and leafy; leaves strongly toothed. This species, E. strigosus. has fewer leaves, most of which are not toothed or only slightly toothed. The hairs lie closer to the stem, do not spread. Found in fields, roadsides, waste land, throughout North America. This picture was taken at Herrick Lake in Wheaton, Illinois.
Rough-Fruited Cinquefoil (Potentilla recia): Errect, hairy, very leafy, many-branched. leaflets 5 to 7, relatively narrow. Flowers rather large (1/2-1 in.), pale yellow, in flat terminal cluster, 1-2 ft. Found on roadsides and in fields, most of North America. Blooms June-August. Some wild flower pictures come with a bonus, like this bee gathering pollen. I did not notice his presence until I loaded the picture after my walk. And so I named this picture "Dinner Anyone?" Most of the wild flower pictures on this page were taken at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton, Illinois.
Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata): Violet Family (Violaceae): In this violet the petals are darker toward the throat; lower petal veined, shorter. Flower stems taller than leaves 5-10 in. Found in west meadows, springs, bogs. Most of our area (in mountains southward) Blooms April-June.
American Brooklime, (Veronica Americana): Succulent, smooth. Leaves toothed, ovate or long-ovate, stalked. Found in brooks and swamps. This is one of more than 20 species of Speedwells. They are the Snapdragon Family. Bloom May-September. You can also see an enhanced version of this photograph in our
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Field Bindweed Morning-Glory Family Convolvulus arvensis (Convolvulaceae): Similar to Hedge Bindweed [arrowhead-shaped leaves and blunt basal lobes] but leaves smaller (1-2 in.), less tapering. Flowers less than 1 inch; white or pink. Found in fields, waste places, most of northeastern/north-central North America. Blooms can be found June thru September. This is just one of many wildflower pictures taken at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton, Illinois.
Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus): There are many wild flower pictures to be taken among the daisy family. They seem to come in wide variety of shapes and sizes.
