I am sure all plants have purpose, we just don't know what it is at this time.

Well, Shawwannda, I like the way you think about wildflower vs weeds. I've been saying for years that I Do-Not see any weeds, except the Bermuda grass!!

You made me giggle, Wildflowers, luv it!
Is Bermuda grass the same thing as Quack grass?

No, Bermuda grass is an obnoxious (to me) grass that grows all over the south and other places. It does actually have a use as golf course turf. Imagine that. I guess you have to give it its due.

It does, however, spread everywhere with it's long runners, deep roots and seeds. It invades my flower beds and loves to "visit" from the neighbor's yard every chance it gets. Once established, it's one tough bugger to remove. In fact, almost impossible. Bane of my gardening existence!

http://golftips.golfsmith.com/...

MINE TOO! Bane of my existence definitely describes how I feel about this obnoxious grass!! I've been trying for years now to get it out of my cottage garden... it's still winning the war. I haven't given up! Just not quite sure what my next move will be.

Shawwannda, lucky you that you don't know about the devil grass (It call it something else- but not nice to say in public)!

Sorry all for the late reply (been in Yellowstone for 10 days )
I figured out the photo in the top of the thread
It is Valerian , an herb
the photo is of the seed dispersal method (kinda like dandelion).

Thank you Cinda.
Wow!! Yellowstone, I bet it was great!! I want to go there some day

Cinda, thank you.

Yellowstone, that's one of the places I've actually been and it is wonderful. Not for ten days though; dh had me on a power vaca all through Utah and Whyoming, it was all great.

Josephine, you will surely love it.

It was nice my first time
There were wild flowers but not many blooming this time of year

Lots of fireweed
don't know the others need to do some reserch.

So pretty!

I'll leave the IDing to you and the pros.

I really don't know any of them but they are very lovely, especially the last one.

The second one is American Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

American Licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

The last one is Sulphur Buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum)

Bicolor Sulfur Flower (Eriogonum umbellatum var. dichrocephalum)

Thank you Kent, those are lovely but totally new to me.

Thanks Kent you saved me lots of time , they are also totally new to me, I would not have known where to start.

I have another interesting wild flower from there



any idea?

Probably a Stickleaf...Mentzelia is the genus, but I don't know which species grow in your state.

I agree with Stickleaf, here is some info
http://wildflower.org/plants/r...

It was found outside the house we stayed in while visiting Yellowstone . The house was in Montana




seed pod


whole plant

I think it is Mentzelia laevicaulis, but there are a lot of Mentzelia species in the West and it's not a genus I know very well, so take that for what it's worth.

Blazing Star (Mentzelia laevicaulis)

http://plants.usda.gov/core/pr...

What I long ago learned about Mentzelia is that the leaves...and sometimes other parts of the plant...stick very well to your clothing and shoes if it gets a chance. Many a time I had to try to get them off my shoes, socks or pants. Not easy! Sometimes it helps to wait until the leaves dry out.