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wild flower, wildflower
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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Ranunculus glaberrimus, sagebrush buttercup
small early-flowering buttercup with shiny yellow flowers of western North America
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pasque flower, pasqueflower
any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone
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meadow rue
any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum; sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks; have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers
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sand verbena
any of various plants of the genus Abronia of western North America and Mexico having flowers resembling verbena
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Allionia incarnata, trailing four o'clock, trailing windmills
trailing plant having crowded clusters of 3 brilliant deep pink flowers resembling a single flower blooming near the ground; found in dry gravelly or sandy soil; southwestern United States and Mexico
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Calandrinia ciliata, red maids, redmaids
succulent carpet-forming plant having small brilliant reddish-pink flowers; southwestern United States
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Lewisia cotyledon, siskiyou lewisia
evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California
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Lewisia rediviva, bitterroot
showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower
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Calyptridium umbellatum, Spraguea umbellatum, pussy's-paw, pussy-paw, pussy-paws
pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
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Talinum aurantiacum, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower
plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots
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Antheropeas wallacei, Eriophyllum wallacei, dwarf daisy, woolly daisy
tiny grey woolly tufted annual with small golden-yellow flower heads; southeastern California to northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah; sometimes placed in genus Eriophyllum
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Arnica cordifolia, heartleaf arnica
wildflower with heart-shaped leaves and broad yellow flower heads; of alpine areas west of the Rockies from Alaska to southern California
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Arnica montana
herb of pasture and open woodland throughout most of Europe and western Asia having orange-yellow daisylike flower heads that when dried are used as a stimulant and to treat bruises and swellings
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false chamomile
any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas
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oxeye
Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
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golden aster
any of several shrubby herbs or subshrubs of the genus Chrysopsis having bright golden-yellow flower heads that resemble asters; throughout much of United States and into Canada
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hawk's-beard, hawk's-beards
any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem; northern hemisphere
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Encelia farinosa, brittle bush, brittlebush, incienso
fragrant rounded shrub of southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico having brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and varnish and in folk medicine
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Enceliopsis nudicaulis, sunray
herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
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engelmannia
common erect hairy perennial of plains and prairies of southern and central United States having flowers that resemble sunflowers
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fleabane
any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas
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woolly sunflower
any plant of the genus Eriophyllum
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gaillardia
any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy
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Gerea canescens, desert sunflower
slender hairy plant with few leaves and golden-yellow flower heads; sandy desert areas of southeastern California to southwestern Utah and western Arizona and northwestern Mexico
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goldenbush
a plant of the genus Haplopappus
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heliopsis, oxeye
any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
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Chrysopsis villosa, Heterotheca villosa, hairy golden aster, prairie golden aster
hairy perennial with yellow flower heads in branched clusters; found almost everywhere in dry places from Canada to west central and western United States; sometimes placed in genus Chrysopsis
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Hulsea algida, alpine gold, alpine hulsea
low tufted plant having hairy stems each topped by a flower head with short narrow yellow rays; northwestern United States
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Hulsea nana, dwarf hulsea
similar to but smaller than alpine hulsea
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Lasthenia chrysostoma, goldfields
small slender woolly annual with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; often cultivated
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hawkbit
any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
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Leontopodium alpinum, edelweiss
alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
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Leucogenes leontopodium, north island edelweiss
perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand
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blazing star, button snakeroot, gay-feather, gayfeather, snakeroot
any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads
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Machaeranthera tanacetifolia, tahoka daisy, tansy leaf aster
wild aster with fernlike leaves and flower heads with very narrow bright purple rays; Alberta to Texas and Mexico
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Machaeranthera bigelovii, sticky aster
wild aster having leafy stems and flower heads with narrow bright reddish-lavender or purple rays; western Colorado to Arizona
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Machaeranthera tortifoloia, Mojave aster
wild aster having greyish leafy stems and flower heads with narrow pale lavender or violet rays; of rocky desert slopes California to Arizona and Utah
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Madia elegans, common madia, common tarweed
California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
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Melampodium leucanthum, blackfoot daisy
bushy subshrub having flower heads that resemble asters with broad white rays; found in desert areas of Arizona east to Kansas and south to Mexico
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coneflower
a wildflower of the genus Ratibida
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Senecio bigelovii, nodding groundsel
plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist regions of southwestern United States
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Senecio glabellus, butterweed, ragwort
American ragwort with yellow flowers
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Senecio triangularis, arrowleaf groundsel
perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist places in mountains of western North America
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goldenrod
any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago
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Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis, stemless golden weed
dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
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Tanacetum douglasii, northern dune tansy
lightly hairy rhizomatous perennial having aromatic feathery leaves and stems bearing open clusters of small buttonlike yellow flowers; sand dunes of Pacific coast of North America
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Hymenoxys acaulis, Tetraneuris acaulis, stemless hymenoxys
perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America
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Hymenoxys grandiflora, Tetraneuris grandiflora, alpine sunflower, old man of the mountain
whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
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Tragopogon dubius, yellow salsify
European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower
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Tragopogon pratensis, goatsbeard, meadow salsify, shepherd's clock
weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
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Wyethia amplexicaulis, mule's ears
balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on long stalks; northwestern United States
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Wyethia helianthoides, white-rayed mule's ears
herb with basal leaves and leafy hairy stems bearing solitary flower heads with white or pale cream-colored rays; northwestern United States
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Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora, waxflower
small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age
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Monotropa hypopithys, false beachdrops, pinesap
fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys
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Sarcodes sanguinea, snow plant
a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
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Eustoma grandiflorum, bluebell, prairie gentian, tulip gentian
one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas
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Boykinia elata, Boykinia occidentalis, coast boykinia
plant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowers; western North America
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Leptarrhena pyrolifolia, leatherleaf saxifrage
plant with basal leathery elliptic leaves and erect leafless flower stalks each bearing a dense roundish cluster of tiny white flowers; moist places of northwestern North America to Oregon and Idaho
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Lithophragma parviflorum, prairie star
plant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowers; prairies and open forest of northwestern United States to British Columbia and Alberta
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Parnassia fimbriata, fringed grass of Parnassus
bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico
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Tellima grandiflora, false alumroot, fringe cups
plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho
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Tiarella unifoliata, false miterwort, false mitrewort
plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana
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kitten-tails
a plant of the genus Besseya having fluffy spikes of flowers
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Indian paintbrush, painted cup
any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
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Collinsia bicolor, Collinsia heterophylla, innocense, purple chinese houses
white and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagoda; California
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Collinsia parviflora, maiden blue-eyed Mary
small widely branching western plant with tiny blue-and-white flowers; British Columbia to Ontario and south to California and Colorado
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Collinsia verna, blue-eyed Mary
eastern United States plant with whorls of blue-and-white flowers
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Penstemon barbatus, golden-beard penstemon
plant of southwestern United States having long open clusters of scarlet flowers with yellow hairs on lower lip
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Penstemon centranthifolius, scarlet bugler
plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward
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Penstemon cyananthus, Platte River penstemon
erect plant with blue-violet flowers in rings near tips of stems; Idaho to Utah and Wyoming
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Davidson's penstemon, Penstemon davidsonii
mat-forming plant with blue and lavender flowers clustered on short erect stems; British Columbia to northern California
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Penstemon deustus, hot-rock penstemon
stems in clumps with cream-colored flowers; found from Washington to Wyoming and southward to California and Utah
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Jones' penstemon, Penstemon dolius
low plant with light blue and violet flowers in short clusters near tips of stems; Nevada to Utah
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Penstemon fruticosus, lowbush penstemon, shrubby penstemon
low bushy plant with large showy pale lavender or blue-violet flowers in narrow clusters at ends of stems
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Penstemon linarioides, narrow-leaf penstemon
plant having small narrow leaves and blue-violet flowers in long open clusters; Utah and Colorado to New Mexico and Arizona
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Penstemon newberryi, mountain pride
mat-forming plant with deep pink flowers on short erect leafy stems; rocky places at high elevations from Oregon to California
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Penstemon palmeri, balloon flower, scented penstemon
fragrant puffed-up white to reddish-pink flowers in long narrow clusters on erect stems; Arizona to New Mexico and Utah
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Parry's penstemon, Penstemon parryi
erect stems with pinkish-lavender flowers in long interrupted clusters; Arizona
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Penstemon rupicola, cliff penstemon, rock penstemon
one of the West's most beautiful wildflowers; large brilliant pink or rose flowers in many racemes above thick mats of stems and leaves; ledges and cliffs from Washington to California
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Penstemon rydbergii, Rydberg's penstemon
plant with whorls of small dark blue-violet flowers; Washington to Wyoming and south to California and Colorado
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Penstemon serrulatus, cascade penstemon
whorls of deep blue to dark purple flowers at tips of erect leafy stems; moist places from British Columbia to Oregon
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Penstemon whippleanus, Whipple's penstemon
wine and lavender to purple and black flowers in several clusters on the upper half of leafy stems; Montana south through the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and New Mexico
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Daucus carota, Queen Anne's lace, wild carrot
a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots