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Miscellaneous Daisy-like Flowers

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Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Rock Lettuce (White Dandelion) Pinaropappus roseus

Flower about 1 1/2" wide.  Plant shown is about 8" tall.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2004

(Native of Texas)

 

 

     

 

Caryophyllaceae - Pink family

Chickweed Stellaria media

Flower about 3/16" wide.  This trailing plant grows to about 8" tall and makes a nice groundcover.  If kept moist and shaded it will grow nearly year long.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2004, January 2005

(Introduced)

 

 

     

 

Ranunculaceae -  Buttercup family (Crowfoot family)

Ten-Petal Anemone (Thimbleweed, Windflower) Anemone heterophylla

Flower about 1 3/4" wide can have 10-20 "petals" (actually sepals).  Flower is on a stalk above the leaves and can be white, pink purple, or blue.  The most distinctive part of this flower is the 3/4" to 2" long fruiting head.  The plant grows 4"-16" tall.  Leaves grow mostly at base.

Photos taken by Marcia Cirillo in Dallas County, Texas, February-March 2005

(Native of Texas)

Similar Species

Caroline Anemone Anemone caroliniana

Short fruiting head. Leaves do not have 3 leaflets. Tubers have rhizomes.

(Native of Texas)

 

Ten-petal Thimbleweed (Windflower) Anemone berlandieri

(Native of Texas)

 

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