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North American Wildflowers

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Introduction:
"This quiz is about the many plants belonging to the wildflower family. All of them are in North America."


1. This wildflower has been used to treat dyspepsia, skin eruptions, and hemorrhage, and also a yellow dye and an insect repellent.
    Rue
    Globeflower
    Clematis
    Goldenseal


2. Algonquin Indians used it as a source of dye and applied it to their bodies and faces as ceremonial paint.
    Bloodroot
    Celandines
    Anemones
    Creamcups


3. The ancient Indians of Mexico and Texas called these soft cacti 'mezcal'.
    Opuntia
    Peyote
    Claret Cup
    Prickly Pear


4. This flower got its name because it was a dietary staple of the forty-niners in California's gold rush days.
    Miner's Lettuce
    Corn Cockle
    Rose Moss
    Wild Buckwheat


5. The roots of this plant were the original source of the gummy confection now made from sugar, gelatin, and other ingredients.
    Wild Pumpkin
    Vanilla Leaf
    Marsh Mallow
    Wild Licorice


6. Growing almost everywhere in the world where fresh water runs, its leaves and stems are prized for salads and fresh greens.
    Springcress
    Wintergreen
    Watercress
    Miner's Lettuce


7. To which group do Fivefingers belong?
    Avens
    Saxifrages
    Sennas
    Cinquefoils


8. To which group does the Texas Bluebonnet belong?
    Clovers
    Licorices
    Lupines
    Trefoils


9. Which type of clover is the state flower of Vermont?
    Rabbit's-foot Clover
    Crimson Clover
    Red Clover
    White Clover


10. Both the Chinese and Native American word for this plant mean 'manlike'.
    Jasmine
    Aralia
    Ginseng
    Rhantany


11. The world's only species of this wildflower appears to be a tennis ball half-buried in the sand, covered in tiny purple flowers.
    Nemophila
    Sandfood
    Navarretia
    Scorpionweed


12. The scaly stems of these members of the cancerroot family look somewhat like clusters of pine cones standing on end.
    Beechdrops
    Ruellias
    Broomrapes
    Squawroots


13. The dry fruits of this plant are often called devil's claws.
    Greater Bladderwort
    Unicorn Plant
    Venus' Looking Glass
    Southern Harebell


14. This flower's name is from the Greek word for star.
    Aster
    Boneset
    Daisy
    Teasel


15. Which group does the Black-eyed Susan belong to?
    Fleabanes
    Cudweeds
    Inulas
    Coneflowers


16. This wildflower contains a chemical that speeds the formation of blood clots.
    Fireweed
    Tansy
    Yarrow
    Chrysanthemum


17. These are sometimes called wild opium because the milky sap of the older leaves resembles that of the Opium Poppy?.
    Wild Lettuce
    Mountain Dandelion
    Skeleton Plant
    Orange Hawkweed


18. In fall and winter, the starchy rhizomes of this plant can be peeled and cooked like potatoes or dried and pounded into flour.
    Bluestems
    Sandburs
    Sorghums
    Cattails


19. So intense is the heat generated within the developing floral sheath of this plant in late winter that it thaws the frozen earth and melts a circle in the snow.
    Air Plant
    Skunk Cabbage
    Water Arums
    Sweet Flags


20. These plants attach themselves to trees for support but take no direct nourishment form their hosts.
    False Garlic
    Mistletoes
    Spanish Moss
    Buffalo Grass


21. Several of this species were once used to ease chills, fevers, and the pains of colic.
    Pickerelweeds
    Swamp Pinks
    Golden Clubs
    Stargrasses


22. Before the Mormon pioneers succeeded in making the desert around the Great Salt Lake productive, they lived in part on the bulbs of these lilies.
    Daylilies
    Chaparral Lilies
    Tiger Lilies
    Mariposas


23. The fragrant flowers of this wildflower nestle at ground level, amid a rosette of grasslike leaves.
    Solomon's Seal
    Fairy Wand
    Sand Lily
    Quamash


24. Except for a yellow spot on the lip of each flower, this group's one species is ghostly white.
    Dancing Ladies
    Helleborines
    Polyrrhizas
    Phantom Orchids


25. In the center of each blosson is a structure that looks like a salt shaker.
    Waterlily
    Lotus
    Marigold
    Leatherflower


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