Wildflower Quiz
Instructions: Explore the beauty of wildflowers! Can you identify these free-growing blooms found in meadows, forests, and roadsides?
- 1.
Which bright orange wildflower is commonly seen along North American roadsides and is also called "Ditch Lily"?
AMarigoldBCalendulaCTiger LilyDDaylily - 2.
What wildflower is the state flower of California and blooms in brilliant orange across hillsides?
AGolden YarrowBBlack-Eyed SusanCSunflowerDCalifornia Poppy - 3.
Which small blue wildflower's name means "forget me not" and symbolizes remembrance?
ABluebellBChicoryCCornflowerDForget-Me-Not - 4.
What wildflower has a composite flower head of yellow petals surrounding a dark brown or black center?
AGoldenrodBButtercupCConeflowerDBlack-Eyed Susan - 5.
Which wildflower is associated with World War I remembrance and grows in red fields?
ARed CloverBCardinal FlowerCPoppyDIndian Paintbrush - 6.
What common yellow wildflower produces a white, fluffy seed head that children love to blow?
AGoldenrodBCelandineCButtercupDDandelion - 7.
Which purple wildflower is a favorite of monarch butterflies and grows in large clusters?
ALavenderBIronweedCMilkweedDThistle - 8.
What springtime wildflower carpets woodland floors in white before trees fully leaf out?
ATrilliumBBloodrootCHepaticaDWood Anemone - 9.
Which tall wildflower has a spike of purple-blue flowers and is named after a part of a knight's armor?
AMonkshoodBFoxgloveCLupineDLarkspur - 10.
What cheerful wildflower is actually an early spring bulb that blooms in purple, white, or yellow?
AHyacinthBSnowdropCDaffodilDCrocus - 11.
Which wildflower's name comes from the Old English word for "day's eye" because it opens with the sun?
APrimroseBDaisyCSunflowerDMorning Glory - 12.
What pink or white wildflower grows in clover-like patches and is an important food source for bees?
AAlfalfaBVetchCSweet PeaDClover - 13.
Which blue wildflower blankets Texas hills in spring and is the state flower?
ABachelor's ButtonBBluebellsCBlue FlaxDBlue Bonnet - 14.
What tall yellow wildflower was once falsely blamed for causing hay fever (ragweed is the actual cause)?
ATansyBGoldenrodCSunflowerDYellow Clover - 15.
Which delicate woodland wildflower has nodding bell-shaped flowers and a sweet fragrance?
ALily of the ValleyBBellflowerCVirginia BluebellDSolomon's Seal