[The Pink Family East of the Cascade
Mts.]
Cow Cockle
Vaccaria hispanica
formerly Vaccaria segetalis
The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of cow cockle as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about 100 meters northwest of Mitchell, OR....................May 28, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the strongly angled keel of each calyx lobe of cow cockle as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about 100 meters northwest of Mitchell, OR....................May 28, 2007.
The photo above shows a close-up of the paired stem leaves of cow cockle as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about 100 meters northwest of Mitchell, OR....................May 28, 2007.
Paul Slichter