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Weed Watch: Lion’s Tooth, Blowball, Pissabed…A Dandelion by Another Name*
Most people, adults and children alike, recognize the dandelion, but how well do they really know it? Continue reading
Posted in Weeds
Tagged beak, Cypsela, edible, nyctinasty, pappus, photonasty, tap root, Taraxacum erythrospermum, Taraxacum officinale, thermonasty, Weeds
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Word of the Week: Achene
When you hear the word achene, you may think of the seeds of sunflowers. Although many botanical works still refer to the fruits of Asteraceae (commonly called the aster, composite, daisy, or sunflower family) as achenes, some botanists consider them to be cypselae. Continue reading
Posted in Illustrated Glossary, Word of the Week, WoW
Tagged Accessory Fruit, Acer rubrum (red maple), Achene, Aggregate Fruit, Anemone virginiana, Carex comosa, Clematis terniflora, Cypsela, Glossary, Liriodendron tulipifera, perigynium, Samara, Typha latifolia, Word of the Week
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