ALL SPECIMENS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THANKS TO EVERYONE!! The attached 3 wildflowers are the lone remaining mysteries from a recent summertime photo safari into the central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia (elevation 2500 to 3000 feet) Any assistance with identification would be appreciated As at 27/7/07 Specimens 1 and 3 have been ID by very helpful forum members Additional info on specimen #2 it was found at a high elevation in the Cranberry Glade Nature Area it was a single speciman possibly a bird or animal dropping
Chris, that was a great help. It led me to the Tickseed - Sunflower Bidens coronata Asteraceae Thanks once again then there was one
Number 2 is very likely something in the Cyperaceae or sedge family. Right now, I'm leaning toward Rhynchospora alba, but there are ~ 30 species of Rhynchospora in the northeastern US, and a few of them look similar in the pencilled illustrations I am viewing.
Daniel, it appears that identifying this specimen may be akin to opening Pandora's Box. Thank you for providing me with a jumping in spot. I will report back on any further progress I make. ? Is sedge considered a wildflower or flowering grass?
According to literature furnished by the USDA Forest Service for the Cranberry Glades Botanical Area, Daniel was dead-on in his identification. White Beaked Rush (Rhynchospora alba)
Sedges are not grasses. Sedges are in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, and grasses are in the grass family, Poaceae (Gramineae). They each have flowers, so the wild ones in both could be considered wildflowers. Grass flowers
