Blue and Purple Flowers

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Rounded clusters of deep pink flowers with white sheaths partially wrapping them. A single brownish green stalk holds the flowers.
APIACEAE (Carrot Family)
Cymopterus purpurascens
WIDEWING SPRING-PARSLEY

Bright white star shaped flowers with yellow center.
APOCYNACEAE (Dogbane Family)
Amsonia tomentosa
TOMENTOSE AMSONIA

Clump of pink star-shaped flowers. petals are thin with a point.
ASCLEPIADACEAE (Milkweed Family)
Asclepias speciosa
SHOWY MILKWEED

Pale pink flower that has small petals pointing up with a spiny greenish base. A thistle.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Cirsium sp.
THISTLE

Flowers growing in bunches with bright yellow centers surrounded by thin long white petals.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Erigeron pulcherrimus
BASIN DAISY

Flower with numerous thin long white petals surrounding a yellow center.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Erigeron utahensis
UTAH DAISY

Pale purple colored flower with five petals with serrated ends on them.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Lygodesmia grandiflora
SHOWY RUSHPINK

A flower with a yellow center surrounded by thin long purple petals. There are more than 20 petals making up the flower.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Machaeranthera canescens
HOARY SPINE ASTER

closeup of a pale pink flower with eight petals that have multiple little points on the ends of them.
ASTERACEAE (Sunflower Family)
Stephanomeria exigua

 
Five petalled white flower with waxy green leaves that are pointed.
BORAGINACEAE (Borage Family)
Lappula occidentalis
WESTERN STICKSEED
 
Small pink flowers with four petals on a dark brown stem with a reddish orange background.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Arabis perennans
COMMON ROCKCRESS
 
Pink flowers with four petals on green stems with a reddish orange blurred background.

BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Arabis pulchra
PRETTY ROCKCRESS

 
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BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Chorispora tenella
MUSK MUSTARD
 
Close up of a flower with four petals. Petals go from a light greenish color in the center to white to a purplish-pink color on their tips.
BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Malcomia africana
AFRICAN MUSTARD
 
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
 
Tall skinny plant with silvery green, oval shaped leaves at the base and small purple flowers along its tall stem.

BRASSICACEAE (Mustard Family)
Streptanthus cordatus
HEARTLEAF TWISTFLOWER

 
Bright pink flower with multiple paper thin petals that form a cup shape on a cactus.
CACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
Opuntia polyacantha
CENTRAL PRICKLYPEAR
 
Two pink flowers with multiple petals forming a cup shape on a cactus.
CACTACEAE (Cactus Family)
Sclerocactus whipplei
WHIPPLE'S FISHHOOK
 
Deep purple and magenta flowers that are cupped and lighter in center.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus amphioxys
CRESCENT MILKVETCH
 
Small purplish pink flowers along a green stem with thin tapered leaves.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus ceramicus
PAINTED MILKVETCH
 
Multiple bell-shaped purple flowers.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus desperatus
RIMROCK MILKVETCH
 
Multiple small pinkish purple flowers along a green stem.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus lentiginosus
FRECKLED MILKVETCH
 
Plant with hairy stems and leaves and flowers that are pinkish purple that flare at the ends.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Astragalus mollissimus
WOOLLY LOCOWEED
 
Clusters of bright pinkish purple pea-shaped flowers.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Hedysarum boreale
NORTHERN SWEETVETCH
 
Flowers on stalks with bluish to purple petals with a yellowish dot on the upper petal.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Lupinus pusillus
DWARF LUPINE
 
Blueish purple pea-shaped flowers.
FABACEAE (Pea Family)
Sophora stenophylla
SILVERY SOPHORA
 
Pinkish purple flowers with five, rounded petals.
GERANIACEAE (Geranium Family)
Erodium cicutarium
STORKSBILL
Dark purple flowers on a brownish green stem.
HYDROPHYLLACEAE (Waterleaf Family)
Phacelia crenulata
SCORPIONWEED
 
Pinkish purple tubular flower with four lobed petals.
LAMIACEAE (Mint Family)
Hedeoma drummondii
FALSE PENNYROYAL
 
Pale purple tubular flower with four lobed petals.
LAMIACEAE (Mint Family)
Poliomintha incana
ROSEMARY MINT
 
Multiple white flowers with purple lines running up the center of each petal.
LILIACEAE (LilyFamily)
Allium textile
PRAIRIE WILD ONION
 
Greyish white flowers with a green center.
LILIACEAE (Lily Family)
Androstephium breviflorum
FUNNEL LILY
 
Bright pink flower with 9 petals.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Allionia incarnata
TRAILING WINDMILLS
 
Bright pink, funnel shaped flower.
NYCTAGINACEAE (Four O'Clock Family)
Mirabilis multiflora
SHOWY FOUR O'CLOCK
 
Plant with pink flowers
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum bicolor
PRETTY BUCKWHEAT
 
Cluster of small white and pink flowers.
POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat Family)
Eriogonum ovalifolium
CUSHION BUCKWHEAT
 
five lobed lavender pink tubular flowers.
PRIMULACEAE (Primrose Family)
Primula specuicola
CAVE PRIMROSE
 
White flower with long thin petals coming out the top.
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Aquilegia micrantha
ALCOVE COLUMBINE
 
Bluish-purple flowers with long pointed petals.
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Delphinium andersoniia
 
Purple tubular shaped flowers.
RANUNCULACEAE (Buttercup Family)
Delphinium nuttallianum
BILOBE LARKSPUR
 
Tiny red and white flower.
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Cercocarpus intricatus
DWARF MOUNTAIN-MAHOGANY
 
pinkish tubular flower with pale yellow petals.
ROSACEAE (Rose Family)
Cercocarpus montanus
ALDER-LEAF MOUNTAIN-MAHOGANY
 
Purple and green flower.
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Cordylanthus wrightii
WRIGHT'S BIRDSBEAK
 
Green stem with multiple purple flowers with rounded petals.
SCROPHULARIACEAE (Figwort Family)
Penstemon cyanocaulis
BLUESTEM PENSTEMON
 
Round pink bud-like flowers.
TAMARICACEAE (Tamarisk Family)
Tamarix chinensis
TAMARISK

Last updated: February 4, 2023

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