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- Know Your Natives – Red Buckeye February 10, 2019
- Know Your Natives – Celandine Poppy January 29, 2019
- Know Your Natives – Woodland Phlox January 19, 2019
- Regulatory changes on the use of the chemical Dicamba in Arkansas January 3, 2019
- Know Your Natives – Woolly Lip Fern December 26, 2018
- Know Your Natives – Sparkleberry December 11, 2018
- Know Your Natives – Arrowhead November 27, 2018
- Know Your Natives – Wreath Goldenrod November 9, 2018
- Know Your Natives – Obedient Plant October 26, 2018
- Know Your Natives – Wood nettle October 8, 2018
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Know Your Natives – Red Buckeye
Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia var. pavia*) of the recently expanded Soapberry (Sapindaceae) family–it now includes the maples from the former Aceraceae as well as the buckeyes and horse-chestnuts previously classified in the Hippocastanaceae–has large, showy red inflorescences in early spring. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aesculus, Aesculus pavia, Know Your Natives, Red Buckeye
Know Your Natives – Celandine Poppy
Celandine poppy or wood poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) of the Poppy (Papaveraceae) family is a herbaceous perennial that bears bright yellow flowers in early spring. The genus name is from the Greek for “style” and “bearing” in reference to the flower’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Celadine POppy, Know Your Natives, Ranunculaceae, Stylophorum, Stylophorum diphyllum
Know Your Natives – Woodland Phlox
Woodland phlox, blue phlox or wild sweet William (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii) of the Phlox (Polemoniaceae) family is the first phlox to bloom in the spring in Arkansas. The genus name is Greek for “flame,” in reference to many species … Continue reading
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Know Your Natives – Woolly Lip Fern
Woolly lip fern (Cheilanthes tomentosa*) of the Brake Fern (Pteridaceae) family, is an evergreen fern that becomes brown and shriveled during drought but revives with renewed moisture. The genus name combines Greek words for “lip” (cheilos) and “flower” (anthos), in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheilanthes, Fern, Know Your Natives, Pteridaceae, Wooly Lipfern
Know Your Natives – Wreath Goldenrod
Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia) of the Aster or Sunflower (Asteraceae) family is one of the smaller goldenrods that occur in Arkansas. In the U.S., it is found from Texas to Wisconsin and thence east to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, goldenrod, Know Your Natives, Solidago, Solidago caesia, Wreath goldenrod
Know Your Natives – Obedient Plant
Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana*) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family is an attractive plant with showy late summer to early fall flowers. The genus name is from Greek words for “bladder” and “cover” in reference to the inflated calyx that covers … Continue reading
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Tagged Know Your Natives, Lamiaceae, Physostegia, Physostegia virginiana
Know Your Natives – Gum plant
Gum plant (Grindelia lanceolata) of the Sunflower (Asteraceae) Family is a viscid (sticky) plant with thick leaves. The genus name recognizes the early 19th-century Russian botanist, David Grindel. The specific epithet refers to the lance-shaped leaves. In the U.S., the … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, Grindelia, Grindelia lanceolata, gum plant, gumplant, Know Your Natives
Know Your Natives – Hairy Blazing Star
Hairy blazing star (Liatris hirsuta*) of the Aster (Asteraceae) family has vibrant violet to lavender flowers, typical of many species in the genus. In the U.S., hairy blazing star is reported from Texas and northward to Nebraska and Iowa, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Asteraceae, Know Your Natives, Liatris, Liatris hirsuta
Know Your Natives – Fly poison
Fly poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum*) of the Bunchflower (Melanthiaceae) family, the only species in the genus, bears white flowers that change to green. The genus name originates from Greek words for “pure” and “flower”. The specific epithet is from Latin words … Continue reading
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Tagged Amianthium, Amianthium muscitoxicum, Fly Poison, Know Your Natives, Melanthiaceae
Know Your Natives – Heart-leaf Skullcap
Heart-leaf skullcap (Scutellaria ovata*) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family is one of 11 skullcaps** found in Arkansas that have blue to purple, two-lipped tubular flowers. Heart-leaf skullcap occurs from Texas and Minnesota east to the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, as … Continue reading
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Tagged Heartleaf Skullcap, Know Your Natives, Lamiaceae, Scutellaria, Scutellaria ovata