Wildflowers of Openlands - Upper Peninsula Nature Photos

WILDFLOWERS of OPENLANDS

Other flowering plant galleries:

Wildflowers of Edges

Wildflowers of Wetlands

Wildflowers of Woodlands

Spotted Beebalm Symmetry

European swamp thistle (Cirsium palustre)

European swamp thistle (Cirsium palustre)

Perforate St. John's Wort

St. John's wort has a long history of herbal use. It fell out of favour in the nineteenth century but recent research has brought it back to prominence. The plant contains many biologically active compounds, so caution is recommended.

Clammy Groundcherry

A native perennial, clammy ground-cherry fruits are edible when ripe, but the rest of the plant is toxic. Anthropogenic (man-made or disturbed habitats), meadows and fields.

Under Clammy Groundcherry

Looking up from under Physalis heterophylla

Yellow Coneflower

prairie coneflower, pinnate prairie coneflower, Ratibida pinnata, grey-headed coneflower

Spotted Beebalm Flower Buds

Spotted beebalm has many flower buds that open over 2-3 months in late summer & early fall.

Black-Eyed Susan No. 1

Spotted Bee Balm No. 1

Blazing Star Symmetry

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