Wildflowers of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont Book

	Acknowledgments	XIII
	How to Use This Guide	XV
Part 1	White Flowers	1
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	2
	Leaves Basal, Simple	2
	Leaves Whorled, Simple	2
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	2
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	2
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	6
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	6
	Leaves Opposite, Compound	8
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	8
	Leaves Basal, Simple	8
	Leaves Basal, Compound	10
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	12
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	18
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	22
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Compound or Deeply Divided	26
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	26
	Leaves Basal, Simple	26
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	28
	Leaves Opposite, Deeply Lobed	30
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	30
	Aquatic, Leaves Floating	30
	Leaves Basal, Simple	30
	Leaves Basal, Lobed or Deeply Divided	30
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	32
	Leaves Alternate, Deeply Divided or Lobed	32
	Leaves Whorled, Simple	34
	Leaves Whorled and Basal, Compound	34
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Minute, Filamentous, Tubular or Appearing So with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	34
	Leaves Lacking	34
	Leaves Basal, Simple	34
	Leaves Basal, Compound or Deeply Lobed	38
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	40
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	46
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	48
Part 2	Pink to Red Flowers, Including Reddish Purple	55
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	56
	Leaves Whorled, Simple	56
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	56
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	56
	Flowers Symmetrical with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	58
	Leaves Basal, Simple	58
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	58
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	60
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	62
	Leaves Opposite, Deeply Divided	66
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	66
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	66
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	66
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	68
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	68
	Leaves Opposite, Deeply Divided	68
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	70
	Leaves Absent or Typically Lacking at Flowering	70
	Leaves Basal, Simple	70
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	72
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	74
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	78
Part 3	Yellow to Orange Flowers	83
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	84
	Leaves Basal, Simple	84
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	84
	Leaves Basal, Compound	84
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	84
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	86
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	86
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	86
	Leaves Basal, Simple	86
	Leaves Basal, Compound	86
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	88
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	90
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	94
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	96
	Aquatic, Leaves Floating or Just Above Water	96
	Leaves Basal, Simple	96
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	96
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	98
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	100
	Leaves Basal, Simple	100
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	100
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Lobed or Divided	102
	Leaves Alternate or Opposite, Often Both on the Same Plant	104
	Leaves Opposite, Simple	104
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	106
	Lacking Typical Leaves	106
	Aquatic	106
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	106
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	110
	Leaves Opposite, Simple	112
Part 4	Green Flowers	115
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	116
	Leaves Alternate, Compound	116
	Leaves Whorled, Compound	116
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	116
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	116
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	118
	Leaves Basal, Simple	118
	Leaves Basal, Compound or Deeply Divided	118
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	120
	Leaves Alternate, Compound or Deeply Divided	122
	Leaves Alternate and Opposite on the Same Plant, Deeply Divided	122
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Simple	122
	Leaves Opposite or Whorled, Compound	124
Part 5	Blue to Violet Flowers, Including Bluish Purple	127
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	128
	Leaves Basal, Simple	128
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	128
	Leaves Opposite, Simple	128
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 5 Petals or Petal-like Parts	128
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	128
	Leaves Alternate, Deeply Lobed	130
	Leaves Opposite, Simple	130
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	132
	Leaves Basal, Simple	132
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 7 or More Petals or Petal-like Parts	132
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	132
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, Filamentous, Tubular with No Petal-like Lobes, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	132
	Leaves Basal, Simple	132
	Leaves Alternate, Simple	134
	Leaves Alternate, Compound	136
	Leaves Opposite, Simple	136
Part 6	Dark Purple to Brown Flowers	141
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3-4 Petals or Petal-like Parts	142
	Typical Leaves Lacking, Parasitic on Black Spruce	142
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 3 Petals or Petal-like Parts	142
	Leaves Basal, Simple	142
	Flowers Symmetrical, with 6 Petals or Petal-like Parts	142
	Leaves Opposite, Compound	142
	Flowers Not Radially Symmetrical; Flowers Minute, or with No Obvious Petal-like Parts	142
	Typical Leaves Lacking	142
	Leaves Basal, Simple	144
	Leaves Alternate, Compound	144
	Visual Glossary	148
	Glossary of Terms	151
	Index of Common Names	153
	Index of Genera and Species	163