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Wildflowers both in close-up and in their natural settings, For leaves and seed heads of wildflowers, see the 'Non-floral vegetation' gallery.

I'm not a trained botanist. Take any identification I make of particular flowers with a grain of salt. If you believe I have erred, by all means email me (2lightmywayj@gmail.com) or leave a comment.

Note added August, 2009: Even though the date on which each picture was taken is available from the "photo info" button in the flyout menu you get by moving the cursor along the right hand side of a selected picture, I've decided to add the date to each caption, to save the view the trouble of searching the photo info. I think that it helps a person who is interested in learning more about wildflowers to know when each one is likely to be in bloom. Since blooming seasons depend on location, obviously, I'll also add at least a rough indication of locale. This is a work in progress.
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arctangent > Sumac, grass, and goldenrod.
arctangent > Face forward.  (Actually these were facing upward on short stalks)

Unidentified composite.

I don't think these are Black-eyed Susans.  The blooms are smaller, and the leaves smoother, darker, rounder, etc.

September 3, 2009
arctangent > Unidentified white asters.  (For me, pretty much every aster is 'unidentified'.  This is a pretty confusing group of wildflowers.)

I was taken by the fact that the reproductive parts of each flower are pink when immature, and pale yellow when mature.  The leaves are narrow and nearly smooth - only finely toothed.
arctangent > Seed heads of unidentified wildflower.  Found growing at the edge of a river flood plain.  The leaves remind me of Canada anemone.  One of the seed heads (lower right) is just about to burst open and release fluffy stuff, I think.

Help identifying this would be appreciated.
arctangent > Spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis).  One of two types of jewelweed to be found in the wetlands and margins of damp woods of SE Michigan and NW Ohio.  The other is pale jewelweed, pictured elsewhere.

A long blooming season lets ripening seedpods develop alongside of newly opened blossoms.
arctangent > Asters and goldenrod, purple and gold...a color combination I always associate with the approach of autumn.

(The asters might be New England asters.  I wouldn't bet the farm on it, though.)
arctangent > Pale jewelweed or touch-me-not (Impatiens pallida).  Note the presence of buds, fully opened blooms, and seed pods on the same stalk.  There are never more than a few blooms open on a given stalk, so jewelweed never makes what I would consider a showy display.

A rarer species than the orange spotted jewelweed (pictured elsewhere) in the areas near my home.
arctangent > Insects on goldenrod blooms.

August 31, 2009
Prairie meadow in Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
arctangent > Flat-topped clusters of goldenrod.  Note the oval short stalked (nearly sessile) leaves, very unlike the slender leaves of most other goldenrods.

August 31, 2009
Prairie meadow in Nichols Arboretum
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sumac, grass, and goldenrod.
 > Sumac, grass, and goldenrod.
Sumac, grass, and goldenrod.
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Keywords: yellow flower flowers summer golden red gold wetlands wildflower sumac goldenrod
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