meadow pipit
Anthus pratensis | a common pipit that is brown above and white below, widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia |
meadow spittlebug
Philaenus spumarius | North American insect that severely damages grasses |
meadow vole
meadow mouse
Microtus pennsylvaticus | widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada |
meadow jumping mouse
Zapus hudsonius | widely distributed in northeastern and central United States and Canada |
valley pocket gopher
Thomomys bottae | of valleys and mountain meadows of western United States |
hayfield
meadow | a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay |
| Kobuk Valley National Park | a national park in Alaska having mountains and forests and tundra and sand dunes and archeological sites |
Ruhr
Ruhr Valley | a major industrial and coal mining region in the valley of the Ruhr river in northwestern Germany |
| Sun Valley | a winter sports resort in south central Idaho |
| Silicon Valley | a region in California to the south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries |
| Death Valley | a desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada, contains the lowest point in North America |
| Great Rift Valley | ( geology) a depression in southwestern Asia and eastern Africa, extends from the valley of the Jordan River to Mozambique, marked by geological faults |
| Loire Valley | the valley of the Loire River where many French wines originated |
| rift valley | a valley with steep sides, formed by a rift in the earth's crust |
| San Fernando Valley | a fertile valley in southern California to the north of Los Angeles, includes many residential communities |
| San Joaquin Valley | a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland |
| Shenandoah Valley | a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia, site of numerous battles during the American Civil War |
valley
vale | a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river |
| valley girl | a girl who grew up in the tract housing in the San Fernando Valley |
meadow buttercup
tall buttercup
tall crowfoot
tall field buttercup
Ranunculus acris | perennial European buttercup with yellow spring flowers widely naturalized especially in eastern North America |
marsh marigold
kingcup meadow bright
May blob
cowslip water dragon Caltha palustris | swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups |
| meadow rue | any of various herbs of the genus Thalictrum, sometimes rhizomatous or tuberous perennials found in damp shady places and meadows or stream banks, have lacy foliage and clouds of small purple or yellow flowers |
lady's smock
cuckooflower
cuckoo flower meadow cress
Cardamine pratensis | a bitter cress of Europe and America |
meadow goldenrod
Canadian goldenrod
Solidago canadensis | large North American goldenrod having showy clusters of yellow flowers on arching branches, often a weed |
meadow salsify
goatsbeard
shepherd's clock
Tragopogon pratensis | weedy European annual with yellow flowers, naturalized in United States |
meadow foxtail
Alopecurus pratensis | stout erect perennial grass of northern parts of Old World having silky flowering spikes, widely cultivated for pasture and hay, naturalized in North America |
tall oat grass
tall meadow grass
evergreen grass
false oat
French rye
Arrhenatherum elatius | coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat, found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows, introduced in North America for forage |
fescue
fescue grass
meadow fescue
Festuca elatior | grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns |
reed meadow grass
Glyceria grandis | a pasture grass of moist places throughout North America |
meadowgrass
meadow grass | any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of abundant moisture |
andromeda Japanese andromeda
lily-of-the-valley tree
Pieris japonica | broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers |
| wild lily of the valley shinleaf Pyrola elliptica | North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters |
| wild lily of the valley Pyrola rotundifolia | evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers, widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds |
California white oak
valley oak
valley white oak
roble Quercus lobata | tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns |
Melastomataceae
family Melastomataceae
Melastomaceae
family Melastomaceae
meadow-beauty family | a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales, many are cultivated as ornamentals |
deer grass
meadow beauty | any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers, eastern North America |
Canada lily
wild yellow lily
meadow lily
wild meadow lily
Lilium canadense | common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown |
Canada garlic
meadow leek
rose leek
Allium canadense | North American bulbous plant |
autumn crocus
meadow saffron
naked lady Colchicum autumnale | bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers, native to western and central Europe |
lily of the valley
May lily
Convallaria majalis | low-growing perennial plant having usually two large oblong lanceolate leaves and a raceme of small fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers followed by scarlet berries |
| false lily of the valley Maianthemum canadense | small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers |
| false lily of the valley Maianthemum bifolium | small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan |
common vetchling
meadow pea
yellow vetchling
Lathyrus pratensis | scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods, cultivated for forage |
meadow cranesbill
Geranium pratense | tall perennial cranesbill with paired violet-blue axillary flowers, native to northern parts of Old World and naturalized in North America |
meadow saxifrage
fair-maids-of-France
Saxifraga granulata | rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers, Europe |
meadow clary
Salvia pratensis | tall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers, found in open grasslands |
meadow mushroom
field mushroom
Agaricus campestris | common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil, the cultivated mushroom of commerce |
meadow spikemoss
basket spikemoss
Selaginella apoda | spikemoss forming dense mats, eastern North America |
snuffbox fern
meadow fern
Thelypteris palustris pubescens
Dryopteris thelypteris pubescens | fern of northeastern North America |
coccidioidomycosis
coccidiomycosis
valley fever
desert rheumatism | an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules |