wet meadows

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  • Valeriana edulis / hairy valerian

    • long-lived, herbaceous, dioecious perennial - limited to marshes and fens
    • grass-like basal leaves; pin-like lobed, stem leaves
    • teeny male flowers, white with five fused petals
    • sub-millimeter female flowers
    • male and female flowers usually on different plants
    • overall plant stands out above wetland grasses, rushes etc.

  • Veratrum californicum / California false hellebore

    • huge inflorescence covered with one-inch-plus flowers
    • six white tepals with green centers
    • moist areas, possibly very dense stands
    • foot-long, heavily veined, pleated bright green leaves

  • Veronica anagallis-aquatica / blue water speedwell

    • small blue to mauve or lavender flowers; 4 petals
    • many flowers per stalk, but only a few blooming at once
    • opposite leaves tightly clasping the stems
    • in standing water or slowly moving streams

  • Viola adunca / hooked violet

    • early spring, low to ground
    • small violet (blue) flowers with small white beards, small reddish spur
    • heart-shaped leaves
    • generally in somewhat moist areas

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