Wildflowers Identified: Calopogon/Grass-Pink
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Calopogon/Grass-Pink has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- irregular petals: lipped, lopsided, not symmetrical
- several flowers on stem
- 1 to 2 inches flower width
- pink to red flower color
- blue to purple flower color
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- plant height one foot or less
- plant height one foot to two feet
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves over 5 times as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org