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Elecampane; Horseheal; Yellow Starwort

Elecampane; Horseheal; Yellow Starwort

Inula Helenium

Flower-heads–Large, yellow, solitary or a few, 2 to 4 in. across, on long, stout peduncles; the scaly green involucre nearly 1 in. high, holding disk florets surrounded by

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December 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Composite Family | Leave a comment

White Baneberry; Cohosh

White Baneberry; Cohosh

Actaea alba

Flowers–Small, white, in a terminal oblong raceme. Calyx of 3 to 5 petal-like, early-falling sepals; petals very small, 4 to 10, spatulate, clawed; stamens white, numerous, longer than petals; 1

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March 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Crowfoot Family | Leave a comment

Daisy Fleabane; Sweet Scabious

Daisy Fleabane; Sweet Scabious

Erigeron annuus

Flower-heads–Numerous, daisy-like, about 1/2 in. across; from 40 to 70 long, fine, white rays (or purple or pink tinged), arranged around yellow disk florets in a rough, hemispheric cup

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December 13th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Composite Family | Leave a comment

Elecampane; Horseheal; Yellow Starwort

Elecampane; Horseheal; Yellow Starwort

Inula Helenium

Flower-heads–Large, yellow, solitary or a few, 2 to 4 in. across, on long, stout peduncles; the scaly green involucre nearly 1 in. high, holding disk florets surrounded by a

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