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Helianthus ciliaris is a species of sunflower known by the common names Texas blueweed and yerba parda.. Helianthus ciliaris grows in much of the south-central and southwestern United States (from Texas north to Kansas and west to California) [1] and northern Mexico (from Tamaulipas west to Sonora and south to Durango and San Luis Potosí), [2] but it can be found elsewhere in North America ...
The mature seed capsules open explosively when disturbed (a very similar trait to that of the mature seed capsules or fruits of plants found in the genus Impatiens) and can disperse seeds up to 4 meters (about 13 feet) away. The flowers of the plant are hermaphroditic, blooming from July to October.
Packera glabella (formerly Senecio glabellus) is one of several plants with the common name butterweed, this one has also been called cressleaf groundsel and yellowtop. It is native to central and southeastern North America but spreads so aggressively, overtaking other native plants, that it is considered [by whom?] invasive. Further, when ...
The flowers are 2–3 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, [10] orange (sometimes blood orange or rarely yellow) with a three-lobed corolla; one of the calyx lobes is colored similarly to the corolla and forms a hooked conical spur at the back of the flower. Plants may also produce non-showy cleistogamous flowers, which do not require cross ...
Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. [2] It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar .
Close-up on flowers of Barbarea vulgaris Flowers with heath fritillary. The plant grows to 80 cm (31 in) high and 25 cm (10 in) wide. [2] The stem is ribbed and hairless, branched at the base. It has basal rosettes of shiny, dark green leaves. The basal leaves are stalked and lyre-pinnatifid, that is with a large terminal lobe and smaller lower ...
[5] [6] It bears heads of yellow flowers, with around 10–20 disc florets and 3–8 ray florets, the laminae of the latter around 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) long. It flowers year round. [ 5 ] It is a weedy species, found in lawns and along other disturbed areas such as roadsides and paths.
Lindheimera texana, commonly known as Texas yellow star, is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. It is found in the south-western United States (Oklahoma and Texas) and northern Mexico (Coahuila). [1] Other common names include star daisy, Texas star and Lindheimer daisy, [2]