Thanks man....:thumbup:
Ive looked in my books, and came up short.
Maybe Doc can help....
I'll try Jake - my vision is a bit messed up - one pupil hugely dilated thanks to the eye doctor, plus you're out of my area.
Now that my excuses are in place,
I'd say this one is a Trillium, probably Trillium sessile.
This one either a Brassica (Mustard) or a Barbarea - can't make out the leaves or petals very well, but if I had to guess, I'm thinking maybe Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris). The seed pods suggest it's that or a Mustard.
This one? Canis familiaris.
Jake,
here's a website that might be useful to you.
This one (I'm guessing, with a little help from Missouri Wildflowers) is Phlox divaricatum. I'm assuming that the trifoliate leaf to the left of the flower doesn't go with the flower.
The first one doesn't give you much to go on, but because of the numbers and no flower, possibly a Goldenrod (Solidago sp)?
Identifying plants from one picture can be problematic. If you're going to try and get an ID, things that help (this list courtesy of Arthur Haines):
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This message will be important for helping people learn the identity of an unknown plant. Those who know something about plant identification need to learn a number of things about the plant in question in order to determine its identity. This information is usually lacking when questions are posed because people don't always know what information is needed. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but it will help us help you.
1. Where are your from? There are so many plants that people often need to specialize in a region. Further, there are many plants that look very similar to each other that occur on different continents. Knowing where the plant is from helps us narrow down the choices that must be made.
2. Where was the plant growing (i.e., what is its ecology)? Tell us what habitat the plant was growing in. Be as specific as possible. If you do know other plants that were growing around it, list those associated species as it can often help paint a better picture of the place the unknown plant was seen. Use scientific names if you know them, it eliminates ambiguity.
3. Provide an image (or mulitple images of the plant). Try to give as much information as possible. For herbaceous plants, show leaves and flowers, as well as the habit of the plant. For woody plants, show the bark, leaves, and flowers or fruits (if possible).
4. Provide an accurate picture of the plants morphology. This is the part that will be the hardest for some, but we need to know how the plant is put together, so to speak, in order to tell you what it is. Here are some important things you can provide:
a. Leaf type (simple or compound)
b. Leaf arrangement (alternate, opposite, or whorled)
c. Leaf duration (deciduous or evergreen)
d. Leaf margin (entire or toothed)
e. Plant duration (annual, perennial)
f. Plant height
g. Flower color
h. Details of flower (e.g., number of petals, number of stamens, etc.)
i. Inflorescence type (i.e., how are the flowers arranged--spike, raceme, panicle, etc.)
j. Fruit type (e.g., capsule, achene, berry, drupe--if you don't know these words, describe it as best you can [is it dry? does it open up? how many seeds?])
k. Special features (e.g., hairs, glands, resin dots, odor, unusual colors, odd structures).
The better you can describe the plant, where it is from, and where it grew, the better we can help you with an accurate identification. Knowing the identity of the plant (confidently) is vitally important before you can do anything with the plant. As always, you must confirm the information you get from anyone on a discussion forum. They are working with limited information and unintentional mistakes can happen.
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At the very least a close-up of the flowers, stalk and leaves, and if you're taking a picture of a plant, maybe stick a black background behind it so as to isolate the features of the plant you want identified.
Doc
