(A) Rattlesnake-weed (Hieracium venosum) is commonly found in dry sandy places and in open woods. It can readily be recognized by the tuft of spatulate leaves spreading from the root, each leaf having strong veinings of purple.
A solitary stem, branching slightly at the top, grows from the centre of the tuft of leaves. The flower-heads are composed of bright, golden-yellow rays seated in a rather deep involucre; they resemble little [dandelions] but the rays are fewer in number. Rattlesnake-weed blooms from June until September and ranges from Me. to Minn. and southward to Ga.
(B) Canada Hawkweed (Hieracium canadense) is a smooth, slender, leafy-stemmed species. Besides the large, spreading, basal ones, the stem is alternately set with stemless, lance-shaped, sharply toothed, light green leaves. The flowers are practically like those of the last species. In October, they are replaced by little brownish globes of down. Canada Hawkweed is common on the borders of woods from Newfoundland to British Columbia south to N. J., Mich., and Oregon. It blooms from July until September.
KEYS TO FLOWERS BY COLOR
The flowers are grouped under their most conspicuous colors, the ones the novice would be most apt to call them. As far as possible the smallest flowers are placed first in each section.
[[White]] [[Blue]] [[Magenta]] [[Pink]] [[Red]] [[Orange]] [[Yellow]] [[Brown]]
WHITE AS THE CHIEF FLOWER-COLOR
False Spikenard—Tiny; clustered [32] False Solomon’s Seal—3 leaves on stalk [33] Meadow Rue—Filmy cluster; 3-lobed leaves [69] Sundew—Raceme; leaves hairy, basal [81] Saxifrage—Cluster; 5 petals; basal leaves [82] Mitrewort—Raceme; 5 petals; crystal-like [83] Foam Flower—Feathery spike; leaves basal [83] Meadowsweet—Spike-like cluster [84] White Clover—Triple leaves; round heads [95] Ginseng—Umbel; 3 compound leaves [121] Wild Carrot—Flat cluster; divided leaves [122] Catnip—Small clusters; aromatic [154] Rattlesnake Plantain—Tubular, spiked [55] Ladies’ Tresses—Spiral spike; tubular [55] Checkerberry—Tubular, pendent; evergreen [131] Partridgeberry—In pairs, 4-lobed [170] Violet—5 petals, lower large, veined [115] Star-of-Bethlehem—Umbel; grasslike leaves [41] Dutchman’s Breeches—2 sac-like spurs [77] Squirrel Corn—Tubular, heart-shaped [77] Toothwort—4 petals; 2 compound leaves [78] Star Flower—Above whorl of leaves [137] Bladder Campion—5 petals; inflated calyx [62] Evening Lychnis—5 notched petals [62] Anemone—5-6 sepals; delicate low herbs [70] Pipsissewa—Cluster; 5 waxy petals [124] Shin-leaf—Raceme; 5 waxy petals [125] Indian Pipe—Cold, clammy white; no green [125] Turtle-head—Tubular, 2-lipped; spiked [161] Cornel—4-parted involucre. Low herb [123] Bloodroot—Solitary; 6-10 petals [75] Mandrake—Solitary; 6 petals; large leaves [74] Fringed Orchis—Showy spike; lip fringed [50] Trillium—3 petals, 3 sepals; 3 leaves [38] Arrow-heads—Aquatic; 3 petals [19] Water Arum—Aquatic; large white spathe [21] Grass of Parnassus—5 petals, green-veined [82] Azalea—Shrub; tubular, 5 spreading lobes [126] Laurel—Clustered, saucer-shaped; shrub [129] Atamasco Lily—Erect, 6-parted; solitary [41] Lady’s Slipper—Large, white, slipper-shaped [46] Dogwood—Shrub or tree; 4-parted involucre [123] Water Lily—Floating, numerous petals [66]