Common Name: Woodland Sunflower
Scientific Name: Helianthus divaricatus Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period: August to September Flower Type: Individual flowers, regular blooms, 10 or more parts Location Found: Along the side of the trail on the Katy Trail (Photo taken at said location) Interesting Fact: These flowers tend to grow in dry open areas. Common Name:Basswood Scientific Name: Tilia americana Family: Tiliaceae Flowering Period: June, July Flower type: Cymes One additional interesting fact of your choice:not common in kansas Location Found (where you found it): Eastern third of kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/tree_details.php?treeID=20 Common Name: Ashy sunflower Scientific Name: Helianthus mollis Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period:July, August, September Flower type: single flower One additional interesting fact of your choice: grows up to four feet tall Location Found (where you found it):eastern half of kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=458 Common Name:Black-eyed Susan Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period: May, June, July, August, September Flower type: Heads, solitary, terminal, on long stalks One additional interesting fact of your choice: thought to be poisonous to livestock Location Found (where you found it): Disturbed prairies, waste ground and roadsides. http://www.kswildflower.org/mediumPhotos/blackeye2.jpg Common Name: Bitterweed Scientific Name: Hymenoxys odorata Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period: May, June, July, August Flower type: Heads, numerous, solitary on terminal or axillary stalks One additional interesting fact of your choice:Poisonous to livestock Location Found (where you found it): southwest kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=423 Common Name:Bladderpod Scientific Name:Physaria gordonii Family:Brassicaceae Flowering Period: Flower type: March, April, May, June One additional interesting fact of your choice: the pods pop when crushed Location Found (where you found it):Sandy or gravelly disturbed areas. http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=31 Common Name: Downy goldenrod Scientific Name: Solidago petiolaris Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period: August, September,October Flower type: ray One additional interesting fact of your choice: grows in groups Location Found (where you found it): Open rocky woodlands and escarpments, on sandy or limestone sites. http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=185 Common Name:Dandelion Scientific Name: Taraxacum officinale Family: Asteraceae Flowering Period: April, May, June, July, August, September Flower type: head solitary One additional interesting fact of your choice: coffe substittute Location Found (where you found it): throughout Kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/flower_details.php?flowerID=495 |