Bloom Clock/Keys/Central Pennsylvania/August/White Flowers

< Bloom Clock | Keys | Central Pennsylvania | August

The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of August in Central Pennsylvania.

Aster divaricatus

Heads

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Profile for Aster divaricatus (White wood aster)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

Jomegat 23:49, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:09, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:38, 1 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 22:44, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 12:27, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:12, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:02, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 23:12, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 18:12, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Aster divaricatus

Hemerocallis

Flower of H. fulva, one of the most commonly encountered daylilies

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Profile for Hemerocallis (Daylily)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	clumping herbaceous plant
Flowers:	3 petals and 3 sepals nearly equal. Each flower lasts only one day.
Foliage:	Basal, straplike
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 04:43, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Regional data and additional images for Hemerocallis

Daucus carota

Umbel

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Profile for Daucus carota (Carrot, Queen Anne's Lace)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Umbels of white flowers, with one dark red to black flower in the center.
Foliage:	Pinnatifid
Life Cycle:	Biennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 00:06, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Daucus carota

Erigeron annuus

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Profile for Erigeron annuus (Fleabane)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Heads with yellow disk florets and white ray florets
Life Cycle:	Annual

Recent Logs

Jomegat 27 May 2010 (photo)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Erigeron annuus

Cichorium intybus

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Profile for Cichorium intybus (Chicory)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect perennial, foliage primarily basal but with some cauline leaves
Flowers:	Radiate heads, both disk and ray florets typically blue but sometimes white
Life Cycle:	perennial
Similar Plants:	Basal foliage in spring is often mistaken for Taraxacum officinale

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 13:40, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:44, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
--Bridget barcode 13:23, 21 July 2009
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Cichorium intybus

Echinacea purpurea

Plants in bloom

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Profile for Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright, clump forming
Flowers:	Heads with raised disks

Recent Logs

SBJ 18:24, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 21:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:20, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:17, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 18:31, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:54, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Ngravagna 22:47, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:35, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
--Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:01, 18 July 2021 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Echinacea purpurea

Trifolium repens

Inflorescence

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Profile for Trifolium repens (White Clover)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low, spreading herbaceous plant
Foliage:	Trifoliate
Stem:	Creeping, rooting at the nodes
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs

Trinity507 03:46, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 23:06, 28 May 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Trifolium repens

Saponaria officinalis

A white-flowered variety

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Profile for Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright herbaceous plant
Scent:	Flowers are sweetly scented
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 11:20, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 12:31, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Saponaria officinalis

Linaria vulgaris

Inflorescences

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Profile for Linaria vulgaris (Butter and Eggs)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	spreading herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Snapdragon-like, yellow
Foliage:	Simple, covered in a white, waxy bloom
Stem:	Weak
Scent:	None
Fruit:	Dry capsules
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 21:38, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 12:48, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Linaria vulgaris

Achillea millefolium

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Profile for Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright, clump-forming
Flowers:	Heads
Foliage:	Pinnatifid
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 14:59, 25 May 2010 (UTC)

TristanDolciano *˜˜˜12:00, 22 July 2019 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Achillea millefolium

Liatris spicata

Inflorescence

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Profile for Liatris spicata (Blazing Star)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

--Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 01:45, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
--Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:07, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
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Persicaria maculosa

Inflorescence

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Profile for Persicaria maculosa (Lady's Thumb)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect herbaceous plant
Flowers:	On dense terminal spikes with a pink calyx and white corolla
Foliage:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Annual

Recent Logs

--Luai lashire 18:31, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 14:12, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 20:45, 17 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:01, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 07:32, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:22, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Persicaria maculosa

Plantago major

Flowering spike

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Profile for Plantago major (Broadleaf Plantain)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	On dense spikes
Foliage:	Basal, rounded with prominent veins
Growing Conditions:	Common on compacted soil
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 00:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:55, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 03:47, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
l_d_allan 20:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Regional data and additional images for Plantago major

Hosta

Flowers of cv. 'Blue Crinkles'

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Profile for Hosta (Hosta)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Clump-forming herbaceous plant
Flowers:	tubular
Foliage:	Basal
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs

Jomegat 27 May 2010 (from photo)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 22:48, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 17:37, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 15:52, 13 July 2019 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 03:00, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 20:06, 5 October 2019 (UTC)
Clarinetguy097 (discuss • contribs) 19:00, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Late Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Regional data and additional images for Hosta

Impatiens pallida

Flower and buds

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Profile for Impatiens pallida (Pale Jewelweed)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect herbaceous plant
Stem:	Green, glaucus, full of a watery sap
Growing Conditions:	Moist soils
Fruit:	explosive capsules
Life Cycle:	Annual
Similar Plants:	indistinguishable from Impatiens capensis when flowers are not present

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 12:04, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 18:45, 25 August 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 09:30, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

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Regional data and additional images for Impatiens pallida

Tanacetum parthenium

Heads

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Profile for Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect, bushy herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Heads with yellow centers and white rays
Foliage:	Simple, pinnately lobed
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:13, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 07:00, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 00:38, 4 November 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 11:44, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:33, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 08:35, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Tanacetum parthenium

last updated 09:05, 14 October 2007 (UTC) with 16 plants

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