Flowers  in the
Klamath Basin, Oregon
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Common Mallow
ani-c.gif (406 bytes) Malva neglecta
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aka Wild Geranium, Roundleaf Mallow, buttonweed, cheeseplant, cheeseweed, Dwarf mallow, Guimauve, Kass Pappeln, Khubbaizah, Klein Kaasjeskruid, Penjer
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Edible
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These little darlings can be found all over the Klamath Basin.
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These pictures were taken in July. These guys can bloom clear up to frost and, if next to the house, can stay green through the winter.
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The soil in the Klamath Basin is mostly alkaline.
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Common Silverweed
Potentilla anserina
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aka Silverweed, Silverweed Cinquefoil
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The soil is wet and loamy under the detritus so it has dry ankles and wet feet. I found them in the canal overflow on Highway 97 and took these pictures mid-July.
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Medicinal
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Companion plants: Bedstraw, cattail.
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The flowers are about the size of a quarter.
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This was just too lovely not to photograph. I wonder why this one perished while the one next to it thrived. Bugs, I suppose...

spot.gif (316 bytes) = Poisonous to animal and/or human
ani-x.gif (375 bytes) = Noxious or Invasive in Oregon

ani-c.gif (406 bytes) = Crop weed in Oregon
ani-f.gif (170 bytes) = Federal Noxious weed in Oregon

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