Nature: Trails and Trials

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Name this plant division: Does anyone know the name of this annual wildflower?

[siamcat]

It looks like a buttercup to me. I'm just guessing, but that's what it reminds me of.

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It might be a related flower. These are tiny flowers, about the size of a penny, growing on clustered stalks from one to two 1/2 feet tall.

[siamcat]

Probably the Texas Buttercup....Not kidding it's considered a weed by some and can poison lifestock.

http://essmextension.tamu.edu/plants/plant/buttercup/

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Good article, thanks. It says they need a lot of water, and these are growing in very dry ground. Also,the leaves on these are single, not lobed or bisected. The article says there are five varieties, so these must be the pointy leaf, dry ground kind.

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Does anyone know the name if this wildflower? Single, tall stalk with pointy leaves, no thorns.

[Ludwig]

Looks like a variety of thistle.

[corgifan]

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Does anyone know the name if this wildflower? Single, tall stalk with pointy leaves, no thorns.

You're looking at

Centaurea americana, commonly known as a basket-flower.

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Oh, cool. Thanks! Before it blooms, the bud looks like a little basket. That makes sense.

[corgifan]

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Name this plant division: Does anyone know the name of this annual wildflower?

Possibly a CINQUEFOIL, but I can't see the center of the bloom well enough.