Monthly Archives: November 2024
Happy Families – Asteraceae: Eupatorium to Heliopsis
This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their flowerheads are … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, DuPont State Forest, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, South Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Happy Families – Asteraceae: Achillea to Erigeron
This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, DuPont State Forest, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, South Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Happy Families – Asclepiadaceae to Asteraceae
This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Asclepiadaceae (Milkweeds) & Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort) families, & Asteraceae (Daisy) tribes Cardueae (Thistles) & Cichoroideae (Chicories, Dandelions, & Lettuces). Cardueae have spiny-margined leaves and flowerheads … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, DuPont State Forest, Hiking, North Carolina, Pisgah National Forest, South Carolina, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Happy Families – Apocynaceae to Aristolochiaceae
This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Apocynaceae (Dogbane), Aquifoliaceae (Holly), Araceae (Arum), Araliaceae (Ginseng), & Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort) families. Plants in the Apocynaceae family are mostly perennial herbs or vines … Continue reading
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