Monday, August 18, 2014

A Beautiful Weed

     I have no idea what this is, but they're all over the North Campus:
     Doesn't seem prickly enough for thistle, and I think the flowers are too flowery.  Big, too, from four to six feet tall.
  
     Update: Apparently, it's ironweed.  But it still looks pretty.
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5 comments:

  1. B.S. philosopherAugust 18, 2014 at 6:24 AM

    It looks like a variety of Liatris.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 18, 2014 at 7:40 AM

    Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata). Tall, tenacious and prolific.

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  3. John Peddie (Toronto)August 18, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    Purdue University seems to think it's ironweed.



    http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/PPDL/weeklypics/9-22-08.html

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  4. WolfmanAugust 18, 2014 at 10:12 AM

    I know it as Knapweed, and it's wildly invasive a difficult to kill.

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  5. DrangAugust 18, 2014 at 12:55 PM

    Just be careful if they start spewing spoors at you...

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