Group XI. 8 Stamens, I To 4 Pistils. Octandria
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This section is from the book "Wild Flowers And How To Identify Them", by Hilderic Friend. Also available from Amazon: Wild Flowers And How To Identify Them.
Group XI. 8 Stamens, I To 4 Pistils. Octandria
It is made up chiefly of the willow-herbs and heaths, with the milkwort.
No. | Botanical Name. | Common Name. | Season. | Situation. | Structure and Habit. |
108 | Oenothera | Ev. Primrose | July-Sept. | Shores . . | Stem erect, hairy, flowers large, yellow. |
109 | Epilobium | ||||
(Fig. 18) | Willow-herb | June-Aug. | Various. . | Long pods, which burst and show cottony seeds. | |
110 | Chlora. . . | Yellow Wort. | June-Sept. | Fields . . | Yellow flowers, stem simple, glaucous. |
III | Paris . . . | Herb Paris . | May-June | Woods . . | Solitary flower from a whorl of four leaves. |
112 | Adoxa. . . | Moschatel | April-May | Hedges. . | Five small green flowers in a head. |
113 | Daphne . . | Spurge Laurel | Feb.-April | Woods . . . | Shrub, fragrant yellow flowers, evergreen. |
The milkwort is a little blue flower with curious blossoms found on heaths and hillsides. The different forms of heath and ling do not need description.
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