Part 1:
Flower #1
This flower was found at Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
It is on page 248 in Newcomb’s Wildflowers.
Common name: Garden Phlox‚ Scientific name: Phlox paniculata
Corolla: number of petals five, fused.
Calyx: number of sepals five, fused.
Androecium: number of stamens five.
Gynoecium type: unicarpellate
Flower type/ovary position: perigynous
Flower symmetry: radially
Fruit type: capsule splitting
Infloresence type: pannicle
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Flower #2
This flower was found at Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
It is on page 200 in Newcomb’s Wildflowers.
Common name: Pokeweed‚ Scientific name: Phytolacca americana
Corolla: number of petals zero.
Calyx: number of sepals five separate.
Androecium: number of stamens 10 separate.
Gynoecium type: syncarpous ( # of carpels = 10, # pistils = 1)
Flower type/ovary position: superior ovary
Flower symmetry: radially
Fruit type: berry
Infloresence type: Raceme
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Flower #3
This flower was found at Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
It is on page 160 in Newcomb’s Wildflowers.
Common name: Teasel Scientific name: Dipsacus sylvestris
Corolla: number of petals four, fused
Calyx: number of sepals four, fused.
Androecium: number of stamens four, fused.
Gynoecium type: unicarpellate (and # of carpels = 2, pistil = 1)
Flower type/ovary position: epigynous, Inferior ovary
Flower symmetry: bilaterally symmetrical
Fruit type: Achene
Infloresence type: capitulum
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Flower #4
This flower was found at Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
It is on page 220 in Newcomb’s Wildflowers.
Common name: Queen Anne’s Lace‚ Scientific name: Daucus carota
Corolla: number of petals five, separate.
Calyx: number of sepals fused.
Adroecium: number of stamens five, separate.
Gynoecium type: syncarpous (multiple carpels, fused)
Flower type/ovary position: epigynous, ovary inferior.
Flower symmetry: radially symmetrical.
Fruit type: capsule
Infloresence type: Umbel
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Part 2
Flower #1
Scientific name: Cichorium intybus, Common name: Chicory
Location: Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
Newcomb’s Wildflowers: pg 382
Interesting details: Chicory root can be roasted and ground to impart additional colour, body, and bitterness to coffee; in the United States this practice is especially popular in the city of New Orleans. – https://www.britannica.com/plant/chicory
Flower #2
Scientific name: Solidago rigida Common name: Stiff Goldenrod
Location: Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
Newcomb’s Wildflowers: pg 450
Interesting details: Bees love them (see picture above) No joke, their were thousands of bees in this meadow full of Goldenrod.
Flower #3
Scientific name: Cirsium discolor Common name: Field Thistle
Location: Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
Newcomb’s Wildflowers: pg 430
Interesting details: Flowers billow out from a narrow base, forming a distinctive mushroom shape. The flower base has overlapping green bracts with white center-lines and sharply angled, thin needle like spines. Field thistle can be found blooming from late summer to fall, with individual plants bloom for about a month. – https://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_cidi.pdf
Flower #4
Scientific name: Oxalis corniculata Common name: Creeping Wood Sorrel
Location: Homestead Metro park: Hilliard, Ohio (meadow)
Newcomb’s Wildflowers: pg 246
Interesting details: Oxalis has clover-like leaves composed of 3 triangular or rounded leaflets.