The lesson for today is: You have to look at the leaves!
There are really quite a few flowers that look just about the same. But the leaves and the stems can sort out most of them. Remember, with the Cat's Ear, the leaves are lobed and hairy.
Here's one I really like because the leaves are so interesting. See the lovely purple veins? This is called Rattlesnake Weed, Hieracium venosum. Of course, it has nothing to do with rattlesnakes.
The flower... no surprise.
OK, here's another yellow flower, but this is a completely different plant. This is actually one of our native dandeliions, Two-flowered Cynthia, Krigia biflora.
The basal leaves on this one vary, but the flowers are slightly more orangy, and if you look at the stems (there may be more than two), there will be a small leaf at the branching!
I'm sure most of you don't care two cents about telling all these thingies apart, but at least you might remember that there are quite a few choices. I just hope I remember!
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Oh, but we do care, for it is evidence that you are keeping your botanical skills sharp!
ReplyDeletealways fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that there were so many different ones that all look like dandelions
ReplyDeleteDandelion types always a mine field but that's part of the fun.
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