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COMMON CHICKWEED
(Aisine media; Stellaria media of Gray) Pink family Flowers - Small, white, on slender pedicels from leaf axils, also in terminal clusters. Calyx (usually) of 5 sepals, much longer than the 5 (usually...
COMMON DANDELION BLOWBALL LION'STOOTH PEASANT'S CLOCK
(Taraxacum Taraxacum; T. Densleonis of Gray) Chicory family Flower-head - Solitary, golden yellow, to 2 in. across, containing 150 to 200 perfect ray florets on a flat receptacle at the top of a hollo...
COMMON SPEEDWELL FLUELLIN PAUL'S BETONY GROUNDHELE
(Veronica officinalis) Figwort family Flowers - Pale blue, very small, crowded on spike-like racemes from axils of leaves, often from alternate axils. Calyx 4-parted; corolla of 4 lobes, lower lobe co...
COMMON ST. JOHN'SWORT
(Hypericum perforatum) St. John's-wort family Flowers - Bright yellow, 1 in. across or less, several or many in terminal clusters. Calyx of 5 lance-shaped sepals; 5 petals dotted with black; numerous...
CREEPING DALIBARDA
(Dalibarda repens) Rose family Flowers - White, solitary, or 2 at end of a scape 2 to 5 in. high. Calyx deeply, unevenly 5 or 6 parted, the larger divisions toothed; 5 petals falling early; numerous s...
CREEPING SNOWBERRY
(Chiogenes hispidula) Huckleberry family Flowers - Very small, white, few, solitary, nodding on short, curved peduncles from the leaf axils. Calyx 2-bracted, 4-cleft; corolla a short 4-cleft bell; 8 s...
CREEPING WINTERGREEN CHECKERBERRY PARTRIDGEBERRY MOUNTAIN
TEA; GROUND TEA; DEER, BOX, or SPICE BERRY (Gaultheria procumbens) Heath family Flowers - White, small, usually solitary, nodding from a leaf axil. Corolla rounded bell-shape, 5-toothed; calyx 5-parte...
CULVER'SROOT CULVER'S PHYSIC
(Leptandra Virginica; Veronica Virginica of Gray) Figwort family Flowers - Small, white or rarely bluish, crowded in dense spike-like racemes 3 to 9 in. long, usually several spikes at top of stem or...