Sacred Datura, Datura wrightii (Solanaceae), is a common weedy plant in the SW and the first flower I fell in love when I arrived here almost a decade ago.
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Calystegia sepium, Hedge Bindweed, is a twining plant. It always twines counter-clockwise and its leaves are arrow-shaped. It is a member of the Convulvulace family, which also includes morning glory.
Tufted saxifrage! This little tundra perennial grows in rocky, mountainous areas of the arctic and can be found as far south as northern Alaska, Scandinavia, and Siberia. Several stems grow 5-10 cm tall from each plant and can sprout up to 2 flowers from each. The leaves are very small, rigid, and hairy. Most flowers are white, but in smaller plants the petals can frequently have a yellowish tinge.
