Flowers!

Wild flowers are varied and numerous, their classification and identification is very linked to a particular ecoregion, where guides are very region specific. Guides that are separated into color are not as useful as guides separated by family - but it requires identification of family in order to be successful. The wild flowers that we were initially set to identify were the Bladderpod, Prairie Verbina, Orange Mallow, and Scarlet Mallow - but then we were set loose to find flowers on our own, a much more challenging ordeal without Dr. Tomlinson reassuring me that such and such flower was NOT a snapdragon. The flowers I found and identified (correctly, I hope) were the Puccon, Yellow Daisy, Bitterweed, and Fleabane. My iPhone was being difficult and taking only blurry pictures so I'll post ones I found online. Also, I found an awesome website for just perusing through flowers! http://www.plants.usda.gov/
Puccon:

Yellow Daisy:

Bitterweed:

Fleabane: