Latin Common

Genus

Red Yellow White Blue Orange Green / Brown

3 or 6 petals 4 petals 5 irregular petals 5 symmetrical petals (ovary superior) 5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube 5 petals joined into a bell

All composites Anthemis tribe Aster tribe Chicory tribe Thistle tribe Thoroughwort tribe Sunflower tribe Everlasting tribe Senecio tribe

Many petals No obvious petals

January February March April May June July August September October November

Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

Trees & Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest

Weeds of the Pacific Northwest

Eastern Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Western Washington and Oregon in Bloom

Turner Photographics - Wildflowers

Cirsium undulatum

11 photos

Wavy-leaf Thistle

Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom & foliage detail

Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom & foliage detail

Wavy-leaf Thistle, backlit

Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom detail w/ bumblebee & fly

Wavy-leaf Thistle

Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom

Wavy-leaf Thistle blossom detail

Wavy-leaf Thistle bud detail

Wavyleaf Thistle

Wavyleaf Thistle blossom