A close-up photograph of long-stalked starwort (Stellaria longipes) flowers in their natural habitat. The small, white, star-shaped flowers with deeply cleft petals are growing on slender stems with opposite lanceolate leaves. The background includes a mix of soil and other green vegetation.
Posted by Lee Petersen | July 28, 2024
Stellaria longipes
long-stalked starwort

Long-stalked starwort (Stellaria longipes) is a small, highly variable perennial herb with 5 deeply divided petals (appearing as 10) found in a wide range of habitats across northern and western...

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Silene uralensis apetalous catchfly
Posted by Lee Petersen | June 10, 2024
Silene uralensis
apetalous catchfly

Apetalous catchfly (Silene uralensis) is a perennial, inflated purple alpine flower that's found across Alaska, much of Canada, and some Rocky Mountain states.

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Open blossom of Spergularia rubra, commonly known as purple sandspurry
Posted by Lee Petersen | April 14, 2024
Spergularia rubra
purple sandspurry

Alaska Wildflowers | White Introduced species in North America Common Names spergulaire rougered sand-spurreyred sandspurrypurple sand-spurreypurple sandspurryruby sand-spurrey Synonyms Arenaria rubraSpergularia rubra var. perennansTissa rubra Subspecies none Genus: SpergulariaFamily: CaryophyllaceaeOrder:...

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A terminal cluster of blossoms of Silene repens, commonly known as pink campion.
Posted by Lee Petersen | April 13, 2024
Silene repens
Pink campion

Silene repens, known as pink campion, is a perennial forb/herb with creeping stems and erect flowering shoots. It features linear leaves and a cyme of bisexual flowers, typically white but...

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Red inflorescence spike (red fruit and black seeds) and leaves of Blitum capitatum, commonly known as strawberry-blite. (Synonym: Chenopodium capitatum)
Posted by Lee Petersen | April 7, 2024
Blitum capitatum
Strawberry-blite

Blitum capitatum, common names include strawberry-blite and Indian paint, is an annual herb with a stout taproot and arrowhead-shaped leaves. It displays dense spike-like clusters of flowers, which lack petals....

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An open flower, bud, stem, and leaves of Moehringia lateriflora, commonly known as bluntleaf sandwort or grove sandwort.
Posted by Lee Petersen | March 31, 2024
Grove sandwort – Moehringia lateriflora

Moehringia lateriflora, commonly known as bluntleaf sandwort or grove sandwort is a small, white-flowering perennial herb that lives in open forests or meadows, spreading from a thin rhizome.

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