How to Spot Spring Wildflowers
Spring is a great time to hike at Ha Ha Tonka State Park. You can see many bright wildflowers on the trail. Follow these easy steps to find and identify them.
Step 1: Look at the petals. Count how many petals the flower has. Some blue flowers have five soft petals.
Step 2: Check the color. Yellow flowers like to grow in the sun. Pink flowers often hide in the shade of tall trees.
Step 3: Look at the leaves. Are the leaves round or pointed? Some leaves look like tiny green hearts.
Step 4: Use a guide book. Match the shape and color to the picture in your book. Now you know the name of the flower!
Step 5: Leave the flowers on the trail. Do not pick the flowers. Take a photo so other hikers can see them too.
- wildflowers:
- Flowers that grow naturally in nature without being planted by people.
- trail:
- A path through a park or woods for walking.
- petals:
- The colorful outer parts of a flower.
- shade:
- A cool area where direct sunlight is blocked.
- hikers:
- People who go for walks outdoors in nature.
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“How to Spot Spring Wildflowers” is a how-to / procedural reading passage about Identifying Missouri Wildflowers, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (141 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.