May. 17, 2019
robin's-plantain, Erigeron pulchellus
Robin's-plantain because it blooms when the robins return? Probably, even though we've been seeing robins for some time, and these flowers are only now blooming. They are earlier than their fleabane relatives in the east. The flower heads are also larger, about an inch across. Robin's-plantain can be seen, mostly in open woods, in AL, AR, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, ON, and QC. Lenawee Co MI, 5/8/12.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?