Forb Species
Blue & Purple Flowered ForbsTo learn more about a particular species, click on the name of one of the images to get directed to a species info page.
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* Note: Species that have the asterisk (*) next to the name on the photos above indicate that the author is in the process of providing identification details and more information about that particular species.
Please note that ALL SPECIES are currently under construction, with new photos (and captions) being added to. Check back regularly to see what’s new!
Major Group: Dicotyledons
Family Asteraceae
(Aster & Sunflower Family)
*Smooth Fleabane
(Erigeron glabellus)
*Showy Aster
(Eurybia conspicua)
*Blue Lettuce
(Mulgedium pulchellum)
Family Boraginaceae
(Borage Family)
*Blue Stickseed
(Hackelia floribunda)
*Tall Lungwort
(Mertensia paniculata)
Family Brassicaceae
(Mustard Family)
*Reflexed Rockcress
(Boechera retrofracta)
Family Campanulaceae
(Bellflower & Lobelia Family)
*Harebell
(Campanula rotundifolia)
Family Fabaceae
(Peavine & Milkvetch Family)
*Purple Milkvetch
(Astragalus agrestis)
*Ascending Purple Milkvetch
(Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior)
*Slender Milkvetch
(Astragalus vexilliflexus)
*Wild Peavine
(Lathyrus venosus)
*Two-grooved Milkvetch
(Astragalus bisulcatus)
*Timber Milkvetch
(Astragalus miser)
*Purple Prairie Clover
(Dalea purpurea)
*Silvery Lupine
(Lupinus argenteus)
*Showy Locoweed
(Oxytropis splendens)
*Elegant Milkvetch
(Astragalus eucosmus)
*Missouri Milkvetch
(Astragalus misouriensis)
*Northern Hedysarum
(Hedysarum boreale)
*Common Alfalfa
(Medicago sativa)
*Purple Vetch
(Vicia cracca)
Family Gentianaceae
(Gentian Family)
*Northern Dwarf-Gentian
(Gentianella amarella)
Family Lamiaceae
(Mint Family)
Family Linaceae
(Flax Family)
*Wild Blue Flax
(Linum perenne)
Family Onagraceae
(Evening-Primrose & Fireweed Family)
*Fringed Willowherb
(Epilobium ciliatum)
Family Polemoniaceae
(Phlox Family)
*Collomia
(Collomia linearis)
*Blue Phlox
(Phlox alyssifolia)
Family Plantaginaceae
(Plantain Family)
*American Speedwell
(Veronica americana)
Family Ranunculaceae
(Buttercup & Anemone Family)
*Tall Larkspur
(Delphinia glaucum)
Prairie Crocus
(Pulsitilla nuttalliana)
Family Scrophuliaraceae
(Beardtongue Family)
*Alberta Beardtongue
(Penstemon albertinus)
*Lilac Beardtongue
(Penstemon gracilis)
*Wax-leaf Beardtongue
(Penstemon nitidus)
Family Violaceae
(Viola Family)
*Early Blue Violet
(Viola adunca)
Major Group: Monocotyledons
Family Iridaceae
(Iris Family)
