Hawksbeard: "Annual" or "Narrowleaf"

"Annual Hawksbeard" or "Narrowleaf Hawksbeard"
(Crepis tectorum)

2009 July 26

2009 July 26

An introduced weed from Europe occurring in disturbed sites ... in this case, alongside our driveway.

Cinquefoil: Graceful

Graceful Cinquefoil (Potentilla gracilis var gracilis)

2009 July 15

2009 July 15

2009 July 15

2009 July 15

2009 July 15

We found this cinquefoil growing on a trail just behind our place.

Some first nation peoples made an infusion of the pounded roots to take for pain and as a general tonic.

Swamp Hedge Nettle

Swamp Hedge Nettle (Stachys palustris ssp. pilosa)

We found this plant growing around our local lake:

2008 July 14

2008 July 14

2008 July 19

A perennial herb also called Woundwart.

Sedge: Golden

Golden Sedge (Carex aurea)

We found this sedge on the shore of our local lake:

2008 July 14