Two new wildflowers

[vaneramos]

Along the Crown Lake road we also found two wildflowers I don't remember seeing before. Even without a field guide at hand, I guessed the genera of both immediately, which is satisfying in itself. Back home I identified the species with fair certainty, but if anyone knows better let me know. The first one, American knapweed, Centaurea americana, is splendid, its flower larger than the closely related bachelor's-buttons (remember I posted a different Centaurea from Goderich last week). The Indian-tobacco, Lobelia inflata, is less showy than others in its genus, but lovely to my eye.

Comments

[bearfinch.livejournal.com]

I agree with your analyses, although I double checked my Newcomb's Wildflower Guide to nake sure. I have never seen the indian tobacoo before (although the large seed pods are diagnostic) but I have seen Great lobelia (L. siphilitica) somwhat frequently around Lindsay.

I think someday you should post some pictures of plants without i.d.'s, and have an Identify That Plant contest. :p

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That's a great idea. What would I give as prizes? :-)

[bearfinch.livejournal.com]

My evil side could suggest a few things. ;)

But anyways..I wonder if you can ID this one (with the hint that it's a plant I am growing in a planter on my balcony).

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I don't know, but the leaves remind me of forget-me-not.

[bearfinch.livejournal.com]

I can see the resemblance to some varieties of Forget-me-not, but that's not it.

Actually, it's a flowering plant called Stock (or Stocks), except I took the picture before the flowers came out.