Mar. 13, 2021
western wallflower, Erysiumum asperum
This image is from the Rockies, so it is western wallflower. A little to the east it might be prairie rocket. Really all the same plant, more or less. The boundaries of this species seem to be a little elastic, so its technical name may depend on which botanist's territory you're in. It may also have orange or even purple petals, depending again on just where your limits are. Western wallflower grows mostly in open areas in AK, CO, IA, ID, IL, KS, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, WY, AB, BC, MB, ON, QC, and SK. Clear Creek Co CO, 6/16/13. Mustard family, Brassicaceae.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?