Wildflowers

of the upland region

Common St. Johnswort (Hyperium Perforatium) - This flower has long leaves that are narrowly oblong. The flowers are wide, golden yellow and the petals are dotted on the margins. These are found in fields and waste places.

White yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) - Each flower has 4-6 rays that are 3-toothed. They are common in fields and on roadsides and their leaves are lance-shaped in outline.

Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) - Magenta or purple flower with stalkless heads. These are common in fields and meadows.

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia serotina) - Stem leaves slightly toothed or entire, stem covered with bristly hairs. Disk blackish brown.

Tall Buttercup (Ranunculus Acris) - The leaves of this flower are divided into 3-7 deeply cleft parts. All of them are stalkless. The stem is erect, usually hairy. They are common in fields and meadows.

Daisy Fleabane (Echinacea Annuus) - The flower heads are white or tinged with pink. The stem leaves are together, not clasping. The stem hairs stand out. These are common in fields and waste places.

Self-heal (Prunella Vulgaris) - These can be violet or purplish. The leaves are lance-shaped or egg-shaped, entire or obscurely toothed, the lower long-stalked. Sprawling or erect, usually under a foot high. This weed is very common in lawns, fields and on roadsides.

Oxeye Daisy (Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum) - This is a long-stalked white flower that has between 15-30 slender rays. This is common in fields and meadows.

Tufted or Cow Vetch (Vicia Cracca) - Violet blue flowers 1.5 inch long, in dense, one-sided racemes. The leaflets are narrow, stipules are entire and the hairs are pressed closely to the stem. These are common in fields and on roadsides.

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