Native Arkansas Plant Photos and Descriptions
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Know Your Natives – RoughConeflower
Posted on July 22, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Rough Coneflower (Rudbeckia grandiflora var. grandiflora*) of the Aster (Asteraceae) family is an upright herbaceous perennial with multiple slender stems bearing yellow composite flowers. Genus name honors “Olof Rudbeck the Younger”, a Swedish botanist. Specific epithet is derived from Latin … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – Yellow WildIndigo
Posted on June 28, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Yellow Wild Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa) of the Pea (Fabaceae) family is a shrub-like, herbaceous perennial with bright yellow pea-type flowers. Genus name is derived from Greek for “to dye” (bapto), based on another member of the genus (Indigofera tinctoria) used … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – TexasToadflax
Posted on May 20, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Texas Toadflax or Blue Toadflax (Nuttallanthus texanus*) of the Plantain family (Plantaginaceae) is an annual forb with vegetative basal stems and floral stems terminating with a raceme of light blue to lavender flowers. The genus combines the name of British … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – Harvey’sButtercup
Posted on April 25, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Harvey’s Buttercup (Ranunculus harveyi var. harveyi*) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family has an open structure and a succulent appearance. The genus name, based on Latin words for “frog” (rana) and “little” (unculus) relates to the occurrence of many buttercups in … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – YellowHoneysuckle
Posted on March 25, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Yellow Honeysuckle (Lonicera flava) of the Honeysuckle (Caprifoliaceae) family is a twining vine with terminal clusters of yellow tubular flowers favored by swallowtail butterflies. The genus name honors Adam Lonicer* a German physician, botanist, and herbalist of the 16th Century. … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – HookedButtercup
Posted on February 27, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus var. recurvatus*) of the Buttercup (Ranunculaceae) family, one of 17 yellow-flowered (sometimes white) buttercups in Arkansas, has achenes (fruits) with prominently hooked beaks. The genus name is based on Latin words “rana” meaning frog and “unculus” … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – Blunt LobedWoodsia
Posted on January 19, 2024 by ANPS Webmaster
Blunt Lobed Woodsia (Woodsia obtusa subsp. obutsa*) of the Lady Fern (Woodsiaceae) family is a small to medium size, evergreen fern with thin leaves (fronds). The genus name recognizes Joseph Woods (1776-1864), an English Quaker architect who authored several books … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – HopHornbeam
Posted on December 29, 2023 by ANPS Webmaster
Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) of the Birch (Betulaceae) family is a woodland to woodland-margin tree with staminate (male) and pistillate (female) catkins on the same tree (a monoecious species). The genus name is based on Latin and Greek words for … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – OzarkSunflower
Posted on November 22, 2023 by ANPS Webmaster
Ozark Sunflower (Helianthus silphioides) is a tall herbaceous perennial with large simple leaves and composite flowers with a purplish brown central disk and bright yellow ligules. The genus name is based on Greek words for sun (helios) and flower (anthos). … Continue reading →
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Know Your Natives – SweetConeflower
Posted on October 29, 2023 by ANPS Webmaster
Sweet Coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa) of the Aster family (Asteraceae) grows to 3-5 feet tall and has entire to lobed leaves. The genus name honors “Olof Rudbeck the Younger”, a Swedish botanist*. The specific epithet is Latin for “somewhat hairy” to … Continue reading →
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- Know Your Natives – RoughConeflowerJuly 22, 2024
- Know Your Natives – Yellow WildIndigoJune 28, 2024
- Know Your Natives – TexasToadflaxMay 20, 2024
- Know Your Natives – Harvey’sButtercupApril 25, 2024
- Know Your Natives – YellowHoneysuckleMarch 25, 2024
- Know Your Natives – HookedButtercupFebruary 27, 2024
- Know Your Natives – Blunt LobedWoodsiaJanuary 19, 2024
- Know Your Natives – HopHornbeamDecember 29, 2023
- Know Your Natives – OzarkSunflowerNovember 22, 2023
- Know Your Natives – SweetConeflowerOctober 29, 2023
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