ok last thread of the series! batch 5: row 1 #1. Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) #2. unknown? #3. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) #4. Purple-Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) #5. Musk Mallow (Malva moschata) row 2 #6. Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida) - is this the widely marketed echinacea plant people use to prevent colds? #7. unknown? #8. Thin-leaved Coneflower (Rudbeckia triloba) #9. Fragrant Water-lily (Nymphaea odorata) (hard to tell without flowers, but seemed the only flower with large and circular lilypads) #10. Spearmint (Mentha spicata) row 3 #11. Goldenrod (my god there are at least 30 species of goldenrod that all look nearly identical. how do you identify these beasts?) #12. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) #13. Common Plantain (Plantago major) #14. Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis) #15. Creeping Bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) That's the last of it. Thankyou very much to all who can help. -nibs
#1 - not Helianthus annuus (leaves do not match); probably, some arnica #2 - Galium verum #7 - Geum sp #11 - Solidago key is tough indeed; see this discussion: http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?p=282162
Row 1 #1 Don't know about the weed in front, but Eastern White Pine Pinus strobus behind. Row 2 #9 also compare White Water-lily Nymphaea alba. Row 3 #12 yes, Yarrow Achillea millefolium. #13 Greater Plantain Plantago major.
I'll confirm #6 as Echinacea, but with dried up petals being what they are I wouldn't try for a species designation. It could just as easily be the bleached-out flowerhead of E. purpurea, and the determination would be very difficult without seeing a fresh flower. In answer to your other question, it's E. purpurea that's normally used medicinally. #7 is a Geum of some sort; without seeing the leaves it will be tough to say which. G. macrophyllum is a reasonable culprit.
