Four-o'clock

This four-o'clock (Mirabilis nyctaginea) is in Lafayette on South St. near 3rd St.

This picture was taken May 12, 2009.

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Four-o'clock is a relative of bougainvillea, they are both in the family Nyctaginaceae.
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Buglossoides arvensis

This is Buglossoides arvensis, at the Purdue Airport. Also called corn gromwell. Another of the plants of the borage family (Boraginaceae).


The plants at the base of this sign are Buglossoides arvensis. Pictures taken May 2, 2009.

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Forget-me-not at Purdue Airport

You can find this little forget-me-not (Myosotis) growing on the roadside past the airport terminal near the railroad tracks. These little plants are about three of four inches high. This same plant also grows in the gravel of the parking lots at Ross Hills County Park. It could be Myosotis stricta. Picture taken May 2, 2009.

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Forget-me-not at Sand Ridge Cemetery

These are forget-me-nots (Myosotis) in Sand Ridge Cemetery. These are about six or eight inches tall. The curled flower stalk is typical of plants of the borage family (Boraginaceae). Could be Myosotis macrosperma. This picture was taken April 29, 2009.

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Red Sorrel

This red sorrel (Rumex acetosella) is in Sand Ridge Cemetery. Sand Ridge Cemetery is across River Road from Fort Ouiatenon. Picture taken April 29, 2009.

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Phlox bifida

This pretty little phlox (Phlox bifida) grows scattered here and there in patches about this size in Sand Ridge Cemetery. This picture was taken April 29, 2009.

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White Violet

The toothed stipules on this white violet label this as Viola striata. This is in Sand Ridge Cemetery, April 29, 2009.

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