Practice Wildflower E hints

E-1Compare your observations and notes with mine:

  • Flower color — pink
  • Flower shape — irregular
  • Inflorescence arrangement — umbel
  • Number of petals — five
  • Number of sepals — five (matches the number of petals)
  • Number of pistils — ?
  • Number of stamens — ?
  • Leaf petiole — yes (relatively short)
  • Leaf division — simple
  • Leaf shape — elliptic
  • Leaf margin — entire
  • Leaf arrangement — opposite
  • Leaf venation — pinnate
  • Stem — smooth

This wildflower can be found on the following websites:

  • Weed ID Guide — considers the leaf shape to be “oval”
  • Minnesota Wildflowers
  • Wildflower Identification
  • Discover Life — considers flower symmetry to be “radial” and leaf shape to be “wider near middle”