Wildflowers Identified: Bowman's Root/Indian Physic
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Bowman's Root/Indian Physic has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- several flowers on stem
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- whitish flower color
- pink to red flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- leaf edge has at least 4 teeth per inch
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org