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Gold-thread; Canker-root

Gold-thread; Canker-root

Coptis trifolia

Flowers–Small, white, solitary, on a slender scape 3 to 6 in. high. Sepals 5 to 7, petal-like, falling early; petals 5 to 6, inconspicuous, like club-shaped columns; stamens numerous; carpels

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Identification of Wildflowers

Many authors, experts in the area of plant taxonomy, have produced volumes which offer plant identification aids. I have included a suggested list of such references in the section entitled “References For Wildflower Identification.” If you are interested in acquiring copies of these or other publications,

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Golden Aster

Golden Aster

Chrysopsis mariana

Flower-heads–Composite, yellow, 1 in. wide or less, a few corymbed flowers on glandular stalks; each composed of perfect tubular disk florets surrounded by pistillate ray florets; the involucre campanulate, its narrow

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Golden Aster

Golden Aster

Chrysopsis mariana

Flower-heads–Composite, yellow, 1 in. wide or less, a few corymbed flowers on glandular stalks; each composed of perfect tubular disk florets surrounded by pistillate ray florets; the involucre campanulate, its narrow

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