White Flowers

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tightly grouped sword-shaped sharp leaves with two branches that have white closed flowers lining them
AGAVACEAE (Yucca Family)
Yucca harrimaniae
HARRIMAN'S YUCCA
Clusters of tiny yellow flowers.
ANACARDIACEAE (Cashew Family)
Toxicodendron rydbergii
POISON IVY
Flowers of Widewing Spring-parsley
APIACEAE (Carrot Family)
Cymopterus purpurascens
white star shaped flowers.
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family)
Amsonia tomentosa
five-petaled white flowers
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family)
Apocynum cannabinum
Plant with large green leaves with clusters of small yellowish-white flowers
ASCLEPIADACEAE (Milkweed Family)
Asclepias latifolia
Green bushy plant.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Brickellia longifolia
LONGLEAF BRICKELLBUSH
tiny white flowers growing in a cluster.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chaenactis stevioides
STEVIA DUSTY-MAIDEN
white flowers with yellow centers
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Chaetopappa ericoides
ROSE-HEATH
 
Pale pink flower that has small petals pointing up with a spiny greenish base. A thistle.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Cirsium sp.
THISTLE
 
Tall stalks with thin green leaves growing up the entire length of stem with small whitish-yellow flowers throughout the stem.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Conyza canadensis
HORSEWEED
 
Multiple white flowers with oval-shaped petals coming to a point. The center of the flower is  yellowish orange color. Leaves are dark green ovals with a lighter shade around the edge.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Townsendia incana
SILVERY TOWNSENDIA
 
White flower with a yellowish-orange center. Petals taper at the tips.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Xylorhiza venusta
CISCO WOODY ASTER
 
Tiny white flowers with green hairy leaves that taper to a point.
BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Cryptantha crassisepala
PLAINS CRYPTANTH
 
White flowers with five round petals and a yellow center that looks like a smaller flower.
BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Cryptantha flavoculata
YELLOW-EYE CRYPTANTH
 
Tiny five petalled white flowers on a green stem with hairs or fuzz on it.
BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Cryptantha pterocarya
WING-NUT CRYPTANTH
 
Five white flowers with rounded petals and a light yellow center on a silvery green plant with lobed leaves.
BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Cryptantha tenuis
SLENDER CRYPTANTH
 
Several white flowers with four rounded petals and a small yellow center with a blurred orange background.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Dithyrea wislizenii
SPECTACLE-POD
 
White flowers on a reddish green stem with several dark green waxy leaves at the base. Soil is an orange color surrounding the plant.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Draba cuneifolia
WEDGELEAF
 
Two photos of a plant covered with small white flowers. Flowers have four rounded petals each and grow in bunches.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Lepidium montanum
MOUNTAIN PEPPERPLANT
 
Plant with a couple yellowish-white flowers. Several closed flower buds are a deep purple in color. Blurry reddish-orange background.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Streptanthella longirostris
BEAKPOD NIPPLETWIST
 
Flower with several greenish white petals that come to a point. Center is yellow.
CARYOPHYLLACEAE (Pink Family)
Arenaria fendleri
FENDLER'S SANDWORT
 
Pale silvery green thin leaves pointed up with clusters of small reddish white flowers along the stem of the plant
CHENOPODIACEAE (Goosefoot Family)
Krascheninnikovia lanata
WINTERFAT
 
White trumpet shaped flowers with dark green oval leaves.
CONVOLVULACEAE (Convolvulus Family)
Convolvulus arvensis
BINDWEED
 
Mat like plant with small white edged flowers. Deep red colored stems.
EUPHORBIACEAE (Spurge Family)
Chamaesyce fendleri
FENDLER'S SPURGE
 
Plant with long, tubular, light yellow flowers in thick dangling cluster with a woody stem.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus praelongus
STINKING MILKVETCH
 
Tiny white flowers clustered at the top of a green stem.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Dalea flavescens
KANAB PRAIRIE-CLOVER
 
Cluster of greenish white flowers on a bright green stem.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
WILD LICORICE
 
Multiple white flowers with dark purple lines down the center of each petal.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Allium textile
PRAIRIE WILD ONION
 
Greyish white flowers with a green center.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Androstephium breviflorum
FUNNEL LILY
 
White flower with a yellow center.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Calochortus nuttallii
SEGO LILY
 
White flowers with six petals. Yellow markings in center.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Zigadenus vaginatus
ALCOVE DEATH CAMUS
 
Cluster of multiple small white flowers.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Abronia fragrans
SAND-VERBENA
 
Pale green flower with flecks of purple. Petals come to five points.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Mirabilis linearis
NARROWLEAF UMBRELLAWORT
 
Multiple images of white flowers with four heart-shaped petals.
ONAGRACEAE (Evening-primrose Family)
Oenothera caespitosa
DWARF EVENING-PRIMROSE
 
Multiple images of white flowers with four heart-shaped petals on a reddish stem.
ONAGRACEAE (Evening-primrose Family)
Oenothera pallida
PALE EVENING-PRIMROSE
 
pale yellow stem with a white flower that has five petals on it.
OROBANCHACEAE (Broomrape Family)
Orobanche fasciculata
CLUSTER CANCERROOT
 
Tiny yellow flowers on a hairy green stem.
PLANTAGINACEAE (Plantain Family)
Plantago patagonica
WOOLLY PLANTAIN
 
cluster of white flowers with five petals.
POLEMONIACEAE (Phlox Family)
Ipomopsis congesta
BALLHEAD GILIA
 
cluster of white flowers with five petals.
POLEMONIACEAE (Phlox Family)
Phlox austromontana
DESERT PHLOX
 
Plant with pink flowers
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum bicolor
PRETTY BUCKWHEAT
 
Plant covered in tiny white flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum corymbosum
CORYMBED BUCKWHEAT
 
White bell-shaped flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum microthecum
SLENDER BUCKWHEAT
 
Cluster of small white and pink flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
CUSHION BUCKWHEAT
 
White flower with long thin petals coming out the top.
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Aquilegia micrantha
ALCOVE COLUMBINE
 
White flowers with multiple thin petals.
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Clematis ligusticifolia
WHITE VIRGINS-BOWER
 
Two images of a plant with pale green flowers.
RHAMNACEAE (Buckthorn Family)
Rhamnus betulifolia
BIRCHLEAF BUCKTHORN
Several white flowers on a green plant with rounded leaves.
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Amelanchier utahensis
UTAH SERVICEBERRY
 
Tiny red and white flower.
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Cercocarpus intricatus
DWARF MOUNTAIN-MAHOGANY
 
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ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Cercocarpus montanus
ALDER-LEAF MOUNTAIN-MAHOGANY
 
White flower with five rounded petals.
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Purshia mexicana
CLIFFROSE
 
Numerous white flowers with six petals.
SANTALACEAE (Sandalwood Family)
Comandra umbellata
BASTARD TOADFLAX
 
White flower with four petals.
SAXIFRAGACEAE (Saxifrage Family)
Fendlera rupicola
FENDLERBUSH
 
Woody plant with green buds on it.
SAXIFRAGACEAE (Saxifrage Family)
Ribes inerme
WHITESTEM GOOSEBERRY
 
White flower with broad petals.
SOLANACEAE (Potato Family)
Datura wrightii
SACRED DATURA
 
Round pink bud-like flowers.
TAMARICACEAE (Tamarisk Family)
Tamarix chinensis
TAMARISK

Last updated: February 4, 2023

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