FLOWERS of Witmer Woods
Common Dandelion
Slender Speedwell
Periwinkle
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Cleavers; Goosegrass;
Bedstraw
Wild Raspberry
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Black Mustard
Wild Strawberry
Common Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Familiar lawn flower blooming from March to September. Characterized
by jagged-lobed leaves, hollow milky stem and fluffy circular white seedballs.
Slender Speedwell
Veronica filiformis
Grows near ground, having threadlike stalks. The leaves are small, "kidney
shaped" and smooth while the flower is large and blue. Often found
in lawns, blooming May through September.
Periwinkle
Vinca minor
A pale violet flower, having five petals creating a "pinwheel effect".
Glossy leaves that are opposite growing about 2'-3' throughout March to
June.
Cleavers; Goosegrass; Bedstraw
Galium aparine
Stem is four sided or square, having backward-hooked bristles. Leaves
linear, in whorls of 6 to 8 having bristles. Grows 8-36" and flowers
between May and July.
"Wild Raspberry"
Family: Rosaceae
The wild raspberry blooms in late spring, and the black, seedy berries
are ripe by early summer, usually late June to early July. These berries
are commonly picked by humans and used in jellies and pies.
"Wild Strawberry"
Rosacecae
Fragaria Virginiana
The wild strawberry is found most often in open fields
or at the edge of woods. Its sends out runners that produce small white
flowers and long-stalked 3-parted basal leaves. The edible portion of the
plant is actually the central portion of the flower which enlarges and is
covered with the embedded, dried, seed-like fruit. The fruit ripens in early
summer.
"Black Mustard"
Brassicacae
Brassica nigra
A European immigrant, the black mustard is a member of
the same family as many vegetables, such as broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage.
The buds of this plant are edible, and the seeds are often cooked and used
for seasoning.
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