Posts in Wildflower 2

Prairie Townsendia

This inhabitant of dry grasslands forms a round rosette of grey-green leaves with very short stemmed daisy-like white flowers up to 18 mm wide.

Wildflower 2Penny Dodd and Marion JankunisJune 10, 2019Galt Museum & ArchivesComment

Yellow Prairie Violet

One of the earliest wildflowers to bloom, yellow prairie violet brightens the grasslands in spring. The yellow flowers have purple veins, and are often reddish-purple on the outside. Its somewhat hairy leaves are lance-shaped.

Wildflower 2Penny Dodd and Marion JankunisJune 9, 2019Galt Museum & ArchivesComment