Bloom Clock/Keys/Southeastern Pennsylvania/October/White Flowers/Herbaceous/Simple Leaves/Opposite Leaves

Lobularia maritima

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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of October.
These plants have the following traits:

White flowers
are herbaceous
simple leaves
opposite leaves

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Profile for Lobularia maritima (Sweet Alyssum)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs edit

Jomegat 00:26, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Lobularia maritima

Salvia nemorosa

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Profile for Salvia nemorosa (Purple Sage)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Clumping perennial
Flowers:	Spikes of tubular flowers
Foliage:	Simple, opposite, roughly haired
Stem:	Square in cross section
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs edit

Ngravagna 20:01, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
Ngravagna 17:19, 21 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:15, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:13, 2 July 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:28, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 09:01, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 08:56, 5 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall

Regional data and additional images for Salvia nemorosa

Saponaria officinalis

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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 edit

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

Mentha suaveolens

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Profile for Mentha suaveolens (Apple Mint)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	Spikes of tubular flowers.
Foliage:	Opposite, hairy.
Stem:	Square in cross-section, hairy.
Scent:	Like mint and apples
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs edit

--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 11:12, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 18:10, 22 July 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 10:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:55, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 07:16, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:15, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
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Pentas lanceolata

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Profile for Pentas lanceolata (Pentas)

Identifying Characteristics

This page contains recent bloom logs for the plant Pentas lanceolata (Pentas).

If you saw this plant blooming today (or sometime within the last 3 days), you can help improve the bloom clock by logging it. Just click on "edit" next to the Recent Logs heading, add *~~~~ (an asterisk followed by four tildes) on a new line just below the last signature, and then click "save page". This will add your signature and the date to log the plant.

Please make sure you've signed up on the contributors' page so that we can know the location of the plant you saw blooming and use your contribution to create a flora for your region! When you're done, you can go back to one of the main pages and find logs of other flowers you might have seen today.

Recent Logs edit

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 12:25, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

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Zinnia violacea

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Profile for Zinnia violacea (Zinnia)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs edit

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:18, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:12, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:24, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

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Agastache foeniculum

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Profile for Agastache foeniculum (Wild Hyssop)

Identifying Characteristics
Flowers:	Small tubular flowers on an upright spike
Foliage:	simple, opposite
Stem:	Square in cross section
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs edit

--SB_Johnny | ^talk 08:45, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:00, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 10:28, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 08:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

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Profile for Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Small-leaved Mountain Mint)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Bushy herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Head-like inflorescences of white, tubular flowers
Foliage:	Narrow, stiff
Scent:	Mint scent from leaves when crushed
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs edit

--SB_Johnny | ^PA! 14:00, 11 August 2007 (UTC) (winding down a bit)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 07:36, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:08, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:23, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

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

Regional data and additional images for Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Pycnanthemum incanum

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Profile for Pycnanthemum incanum (Mountain Mint)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright, spreading herbaceous plant.
Flowers:	Head-like clusters of small, tubular, white flowers. The heads are held above powdery bracts.
Foliage:	Opposite, roughly textured
Scent:	Very strong mint scent from crushed parts.
Life Cycle:	Perennial