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Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Sow Thistle Sonchus asper

Dandelion-like flower about 5/8"-1" wide.  Plant grows to about 6 feet tall.  Leaf edges have sharp spines.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, March 2005

(Native ?)

 

 

     

 

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Dandelion Taraxacum officinale

Flower about 3/4" wide.  This type of Dandelion has a flower that stays close to the ground.  Seed puff ball.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May 2004

(Introduced from Europe)

 

 

        

 

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Yellow Spiny Daisy Machaerantheraaustralis

Flower about 3/4" wide becomes a white puff ball.  Sprawlingplant shown is about 15" wide and 8" tall.  The plant looks and smells like a tiny conifer with woody branches and small, thick leaves.  The leaves look prickly but are soft.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April - June 2004, April 2005

(Native of Texas)

see similar    Gray Golden-Aster

 

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