Yellow

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  • Erysimum cheiranthoides / wormseed wallflower

    • yellow, 4-petaled flower, less than 1/3 inch across
    • lance shaped or elliptical, sessile leaves varying little in size or shape
    • leaf margins entire or coarsely toothed
    • ribbed stems
    • ascending or erect siliques with short pedicels
    • disturbed and waste areas

  • Erythranthe guttata / seep monkeyflower

    • yellow flowers with red spots in clumps of 5 or more
    • flowers large for the plant, but otherwise "normal" size
    • two "lips" - lower lip larger than upper, each with 2 petals
    • found in wetlands of all kinds

  • Erythronium grandiflorum / glacier lily

    • striking, yellow, six tepals - recurved and nodding
    • large, yellow or red anthers, a single pistil
    • two large green basal leaves
    • early spring

  • Fritillaria atropurpurea / spotted fritillary

    • uncommon, difficult to find, hard to see
    • six "petal" nodding flower - yellow with dark purple spots
    • six bright yellow anthers
    • few, grass-like leaves
    • usually growing in the [plant] litter at the edge of a forest

  • Fritillaria pudica / yellow fritillary

    • small, lovely, unprepossessing lily
    • a few, long, narrow leaves
    • a single (or two) yellow, bell-shaped flower
    • flowers turn brick red as they age
    • blooms just after snowmelt and disappears quickly

  • Gaillardia aristata / common blanketflower

    • bright red petals with yellow tips, or yellow petals the whole way
    • reddish brown central disk
    • attractive yellow seed balls with tufts of red hair all over
    • leathery, slightly hairy leaves

  • Geum macrophyllum / largeleaf avens

    • yellow, 5-petaled flowers; not glossy
    • many long styles in green center
    • fruits look like little marbles covered with red velcro
    • fruits and flowers present at the same time
    • deeply divided, sessile leaves on flowering stems

  • Grindelia squarrosa / Curly cup gumweed

    • small-ish yellow flowers
    • button-like buds
    • attractively compact, globe-shaped plant

  • Helenium autumnale / common sneezeweed

    • 2" flower head with nearly spherical central disk; numerous yellow rays
    • found in moist areas in full or partial sun
    • sessile or clasping lance shaped leaves on an angled and winged stem

  • Helianthella uniflora / little sunflower

    • short (for a sunflower)
    • a single yellow, sun flower at the top of a hairy stem
    • flowers are only 2-3 inches across
    • leaves generally opposite with 3 prominent veins
    • exposed on hillsides; shallow, but well-drained soil

  • Helianthus annuus / sunflower

    • tall with big, drooping leaves (up to 15x15 inches)
    • large sunflower like flowers - yellow petals, darker disk
    • disturbed edges and waste areas, roadsides, near crops

  • Heliomeris multiflora / showy goldeneye

    • a "Doggone" Yellow Composite (DYC) with 5-14 ray florets; golden dome of disc florets
    • multi-stemmed perennial forms clumps
    • often seen in profusion (but not always)
    • long, thin, lanceolate to linear leaves; maybe with a few small teeth along the edges
    • leaves have a strong midrib vein and distinct side veins

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