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Identifying Wildflowers: Common Mullein (non-native)
Common Name: Great Mullein Scientific Name: Verbascum thapsus Family: Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June to September Habitat: Fields, waste places and roadsides. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Coltsfoot (non-native)
Common Name: Coughwort, Tash Plant, Bull’s Foot, Farfara. Scientific Name: Tussilago farfara Family: Asteraceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: February to June Habitat: Roadsides and waste places. Range: Found from Ontario…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Common St. John’s Wort (non-native)
Common Name: St. John’s Wort Scientific Name: Hypericum perforatum Family: Hypericaceae Origins: Europe (non-native) Flowering Time: June – September Habitat: Fields, roadsides, and waste places. Range: Found throughout most of…
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Identifying Wildflowers: Birdsfoot Trefoil (non-native)
Common Name: Birdsfoot Trefoil, Horned Trefoil Scientific Name: Lotus corniculatus Family: Fabaceae (pea) Origins: Eurasia (non-native) Flowering Time: May to October Habitat: Fields, grassy areas and roadsides. Range: Found throughout…
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