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Know Your Natives – Wild Comfrey
Wild comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) of the Borage (Boraginaceae) family is a short perennial with large leaves and pale blue flowers. In the US, it occurs from Texas to Illinois to New York to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. In Arkansas, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boraginaceae, Cynoglossum, Cynoglossum virginianum, Wild Comfrey
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Know Your Natives – Eastern Bluestar
Eastern bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) of the Dogbane (Apocynaceae) family is an herbaceous, long-living perennial with blue flowers. The genus name honors 18th-century Virginian physician Dr. Charles Amson. The specific epithet honors Jacob Tabernaemontanus, a 16th-century German physician and botanist and … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsonia, Amsonia tabernaemontana, Apocynaceae, Eastern bluestar
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Know Your Natives – Blue Sage
Blue sage (Salvia azurea var. grandiflora) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) family is a long lived herbaceous perennial with sky-blue flowers. Variety grandiflora occurs throughout a large portion of the central U.S. stretching from Utah to Ohio, and from South Dakota … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Sage, Know Your Natives, Lamiaceae, Salvia, Salvia azurea
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Know Your Natives – Tall bellflower
Tall bellflower (Campanula americana*) of the Bellflower (Campanulaceae) family is an annual or biennial forb. In the U.S., it occurs from Louisiana and Oklahoma north to South Dakota and Minnesota, east to New York, thence southward into states that border … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Round-Lobe Hepatica
Round-lobe hepatica (Anemone americana) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceace) family, also called liverleaf*, is one of the first non-woody plants to bloom in spring. The species is found in the U.S. primarily from Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida, north through New England, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anemone, Anemone americana, Know Your Natives, Ranunculaceae
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Know Your Natives – Forked Blue-curls
Forked blue-curls (Trichostema dichotomum) of the Mint (Lamiaceae) Family is an herbaceous annual. It occurs throughout much of the eastern U.S. from Texas to Iowa and Michigan, to Maine and thence eastward and southward. In Arkansas, it is found throughout … Continue reading
Know Your Natives – Virginia Dayflower
Virginia dayflower (Commelina virginica) of the Dayflower (Commelinaceae) Family is a perennial herbaceous monocot (one seed-leaf) that favors shaded areas with wet soils. It occurs in the U.S. from Texas to Nebraska to New York and south to the borders. … Continue reading
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Tagged Commelina, Commelina virginica, Commelinaceae, Know Your Natives, Virginia Dayflower
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