Late-Flowering Boneset

Common Name(s): Late-Flowering Boneset Scientific Name: Eupatorium seritonum Family: Asteraceae Sunflower Family Flower: White 1/4" disk flowers in bunches Leaves: 2-4" tapered, coarsely toothed Plant: 3-6' branching in upper portions.

General Comments:

Makes showy displays along edges of trees and along the banks of the Bayous

Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Blanket flower, Showy gaillardia, Rose-ring gaillardia

Common Name(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Blanket flower, Showy gaillardia, Rose-ring gaillardia Scientific Name: Gaillardia pulchella Family: Asteraceae Sunflower Family Flower: 1-1/2" composite flowers. Rays are red in center with Yellow usually 3-lobed tips. Disks are reddish-brown. Leaves: downy grey green leaves, smooth to lobed. Plant: 1-2' high, sometimes sprawling or highly branched.

General Comments:

Common in fields and dry areas.

Bitterweed, Bitter sneezeweed

Common Name(s): Bitterweed, Bitter sneezeweed Scientific Name: Helenium amarum Family: Asteraceae Sunflower Family Flower: 1" composite flowers with yellow disks and yellow triangluar 3-lobed rays. Leaves: Very narrow leaves 1-3" Plant: 6-24" with many branches

General Comments:

Grows in poor and loose soil freely. Has bitter taste and is a nuisance in pastures.

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