Saturday, June 21, 2008

White flower/bastard toadflax


I see this flower every summer, grows in open areas in the woods, usually where blueberries grow.
June 24 Update:
Looks like this one may be bastard toadflax. Thanks to folks on the Eastern Ontario Natural History list-serve for help with this one.


2 comments:

Ontario Wanderer said...

Your note on Naturelist says the plant has opposite leaves but this photo looks more like it has alternate leaves. Have you any more photos? How many petals does the flower have? Do you have a close up photo of the blossom? What about the underside of a leaf? Hairy or smooth leaves on top? Hairy or smooth leaves on the bottom? How many veins are showing on the leaves?

Chelsea said...

You're right, they are alternate, which is what I was thinking but sometimes my typing gets ahead of my brain. Peggi suggested bastard toadflax, I think she's right.