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2. Taller shrubs with flat-topped flower clusters Cornels iCornus) 



(Often called "Dogwood," for no good reason.) 



D. Flowers Yellow. 



I. Flowers irregular, with a single lateral sack. 



1. Petals spreading; flower hooded Yellow Violet (Viola) 



2. Petals not spreading; flower narrow Corydalis (Corydalis) 



II. Flowers composed of a narrow tube. 



1. Petals spreading Puccoon {Lithospermum) 



(We have several species growing on the open prairies.) 



2. Petals not spreading; very pale yellow Gromwell {Onosmodium) 



III. Flower more or less funnel-shaped, not widely open. 



1. Leaves radical, trifoliate, small Yellow Sorrel (Oxalis) 



(Commonly known also as "Sheep Sorrel.") 



2. Leaves on the stems, simple, 2 to 5 inches long. 



o. Flower deep yellow; fruit dry Bellworts {Uvularia) 



h. Flower very light yellow: fruit a berry, 



Solomon's Seal (Salomonia) 



IV. Flowers wide-open, the petals spreading. 



1. Plants mostly smooth, more spreading Buttercups (Ranunculus) 



(Usually growing on wet land.) 



2. Plants mostly hairy, more erect Cinqfoils (Potentilla) 



(Usually growing on dry land.) 



V. "Flower" composed of many small tubular yellow flowers, the 



whole resembling a simple flower Ragworts (.Seneoio) 



E. Flowers Red and Pink. 



I. Shrubs with prickly stems and leaves; flowers large, single 



Wild Rose (Rosa) 



II. Herbs with long, narrow, simple leaves, and clusters of small, 



regular flowers Wild Onions (Allium) 



(Common on moist lands.) 



III. Herbs with broad, divided leaves, and a few hanging, 5-tubed 



flowers Wild Columbine (Aquilegia) 



F. Flowers Blue. 



I. Erect, slender, grass-like plants, with blue (or white) 6-petaled 



flowers Blue-eyed-Grass (Sisyrinchium) 



(In early spring in moist prairies. It is really a simple kind of 

 Iris instead of a grass.) 



II. Leafy-stemmed plants, 10 to 12 inches high, with tubular flower in 



clusters Sweet William (Phlox) 



(In woodlands of eastern Nebraska.) 



