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Quiz about Northwest coastal wildflowers
Quiz about Northwest coastal wildflowers

Northwest coastal wildflowers Trivia Quiz


The Northwest has beautiful oceans. This is a quiz about some of the wildflowers that live near them.

A multiple-choice quiz by dicentra. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dicentra
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
93,804
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
454
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Question 1 of 10
1. It is a red and yellow flower in the buttercup family that sometimes attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Edible, but probably full of sand because it grows on the beach, this flower has white petals and produces a red fruit. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This flower has sticky leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers. Its buds, before blooming, have a very distinctive shape. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Another yellow flower. This one is weedy and likes disturbed areas. It is often called dandelion, even though its leaves are hairy (unlike dandelion). Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This plant grows in estuaries, is edible (tastes like its name!) and forms mats. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This pretty honeysuckle has two yellow tubular flowers, which turn into two dark berries. Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This bog plant has white flowers and its leaves, which have brown fuzzy undersides, can be made into tea. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This is the plant that killed Socrates. Its foliage looks like parsley. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Another edible plant. Its yellow flowers taste lemony, and its berries can be made into jam. It is often mistaken for holly, which is a weed in the PNW. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This pretty blue/purple flower grows from a bulb, and is usually found on bluffs. The indians of the Pacific Nortwest used to dig them for food. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. It is a red and yellow flower in the buttercup family that sometimes attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

Answer: Columbine

Latin name: Aquilegia formosa
2. Edible, but probably full of sand because it grows on the beach, this flower has white petals and produces a red fruit.

Answer: Beach strawberry

Latin name: Fragaria chiloensis
3. This flower has sticky leaves and yellow daisy-like flowers. Its buds, before blooming, have a very distinctive shape.

Answer: Beach gumweed

Latin name: Grindelia stricta
4. Another yellow flower. This one is weedy and likes disturbed areas. It is often called dandelion, even though its leaves are hairy (unlike dandelion).

Answer: Cat's Ear

Latin name: Hypochaeris radicata
5. This plant grows in estuaries, is edible (tastes like its name!) and forms mats.

Answer: Pickleweed

Latin name: Salicornia virginica
6. This pretty honeysuckle has two yellow tubular flowers, which turn into two dark berries.

Answer: Twinberry

Latin name: Lonicera involucrata
7. This bog plant has white flowers and its leaves, which have brown fuzzy undersides, can be made into tea.

Answer: Labrador Tea

Latin name: Ledum glandulosum
8. This is the plant that killed Socrates. Its foliage looks like parsley.

Answer: Poison hemlock

Latin name: Conium maculatum
9. Another edible plant. Its yellow flowers taste lemony, and its berries can be made into jam. It is often mistaken for holly, which is a weed in the PNW.

Answer: Oregon grape

Latin name: Berberis (or Mahonia depending on who you ask) nervosa
10. This pretty blue/purple flower grows from a bulb, and is usually found on bluffs. The indians of the Pacific Nortwest used to dig them for food.

Answer: Blue Camas

Latin name: Camassia quamash
Source: Author dicentra

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