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Know Your Natives – Old Field Cinquefoil
Old Field Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex*) of the Rose (Rosaceae) family is a low-growing plant with short rhizomes and 5-petal, bright yellow flowers. The genus name is from the Latin word for “powerful” in reference to medicinal properties of some species … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Hispid Buttercup
Hispid Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. hispidus*) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family is an upland perennial forb with mostly 3-part basal and stem leaves and has soft spreading (bristly) pubescence on stems and petioles. The genus name is from the Latin … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Downy Ragged Goldenrod
Downy Ragged Goldenrod* (Solidago petiolaris**) of the Aster, Sunflower, or Composite (Asteraceae) family has stiff lanceolate leaves on unbranched stems that are topped by an unusually large array of golden-yellow flower heads. The genus name is based on the Latin … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, Downy Ragged Goldenrod, goldenrod, Solidago, Solidago petiolaris
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Know Your Natives – Mexican Hat
Mexican Hat (Ratibida columnifera) of the Aster, Sunflower, or Composite (Asteraceae) family is a perennial species that has flowerheads with a columnar central receptacle (disk). The origin of the genus name, coined by the eccentric naturalist Constantine Rafinesque-Schmaltz, is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, Know Your Natives, Ratibida, Ratibida pinnata
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Know Your Natives – Betony-Leaf Noseburn
Betony-Leaf Noseburn (Tragia betonicifolia) of the Spurge (Euphorbiaceae) family is a perennial monoecious forb that is well-clad in stinging hairs. The genus name honors Hieronymus Tragus (aka Hieronymus Bock, a 16th-century German botanist). The species epithet is Latin for “betony … Continue reading
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Tagged Euphorbiaceae, Know Your Natives, Noseburn, Tragia, Tragia betonicifolia
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Know Your Natives – Prairie Ragwort
Prairie Ragwort (Packera plattensis, formerly Senecio plattensis) of the Aster, Sunflower, or Composite (Asteraceae) family is an herbaceous perennial with felty, white stem hairs and attractive, yellow, radiate flower heads. The genus name honors Canadian John G. Packer, author of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, Know Your Natives, Packera, Packera plattensis, Prairie Ragwort, Ragwort
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Know Your Natives – Early Buttercup
Early Buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family is a late winter, herbaceous perennial, with glossy yellow flowers and tuberous, thickened roots. The genus name is from the Latin for “little frog,” based on the occurrence of many buttercups … Continue reading
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Tagged Buttercup, Know Your Natives, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculus, Ranunculus fascicularis
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Know Your Natives – Yellow Meadow-Parsnip
Yellow meadow-parsnip or smooth meadow-parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum var. aureum) of the Carrot (Apiaceae) family has small yellow flowers with in-turned petals, much like those of the golden-Alexanders (Zizia aptera and Zizia aurea) (see last paragraph). The genus name, coined by … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Hairy Woodland Sunflower
Hairy woodland sunflower (Helianthus hirsutus), of the Sunflower, Aster, or Composite (Asteraceae) family, is one of three Arkansas species with the common name “woodland sunflower.” The genus name is based on Greek words for “sun” and “flower.” The specific epithet … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Woodland Agrimony
Woodland agrimony (Agrimonia rostellata) of the Rosaceae (Rose) family has leafy stems terminating with a raceme(s) of small yellow flowers. The genus name is a corruption of Argemone, the botanical name of the prickly poppy. The specific epithet is based … Continue reading
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Tagged Agrimonia, Agrimonia rostellata, Agrimony, Know Your Natives, Rosaceae
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