Blue Fieldmadder, Blue Field-madder, Herb Sherard, Spurwort
Sherardia arvensis
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the inflorescence and whorl of awl-like leaves of blue field-madder as seen at a BLM site east of Salem, OR.........early June, 2006. The flowers have 4 narrow petals.
Paul Slichter