daisy fleabane - ywca camp cavell
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Daisy Fleabane
Its common name comes from its daisy-
like flower which, when dried, were once
believed to keep away fleas.
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Spotted Knapweed
It is possibly an allelopathic plant that
chemically changes soil to discourage
other plants and favor its own offspring.
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Bouncing Bet
This flower is also called soapwort
because its roots contain suponin, a
chemical that becomes slippery and sudsy
when wet.
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Queen Anne’s Lace
Queens Anne’s Lace also called wild
carrot, is tall with stems covered by tiny
hairs. Take caution: Queen Anne’s Lace
is sometimes confused with deadly water
hemlock.
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Green Headed Coneflower
A tall, robust prairie perennial, green-
headed coneflower grows in moist soils
throughout the state look for its green
center (cone) and drooping yellow petals.
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Common Mullein
Common Mullein is known for its very
soft, flannel-like leaves, hence its other
common name, Flannel plant. Early
settlers and Americans Indians placed the
soft wholly leaves in their footwear for
warmth and comfort.
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Evening Primrose
The flowers of this plant are
pollinated by Sphinx Moths at night.
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Yarrow
This is one of the
most familiar weeds near old
buildings, in pastures, and along
roadsides. At one time it was a
popular medicinal herd used for
stopping the flow of blood. A tea
was brewed from the leaves as a
cure for colds.
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Bittersweet Nightshade
Sometimes Bittersweet Nightshade is
called Deadly Nightshade because its
leaves and unripe fruit contain the
alkaloid solanine. Although the toxin is
not fatal, it can cause problems for
young children if eaten in any quantity.
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Sow Thistles
The Sow Thistles is a very common
weed that usually grows 1 to 3 feet
tall.
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Common Milkweed
The plants milky sap contains
cardiac glycosides and, if eaten, will
cause hot flashes, rapid heart rate
and general weakness.
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Bristle Grass
Bristle grass seed heads are
like miniature bristle
brushes.
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Field Thistle
The white “wool” under its clasping
leaves and the set of small leaves
just beneath each flower help to
positively identify the Field Thistle,
one of many thistles found in
Michigan. The plant is favorite of
bees and wasps.
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Horehound
Like many other mints, it has 4-
angled stems, opposite aroma. The
stems are whitish, and the dark
gray-green, tiny white flowers are
in whorls in the leaf axils.
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Chicory
Also called Blue Sailor or Ragged
Sailor. Chicory’s few flowers open
one at a time and last only one day.
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Heal-All
The common names refer to this
plant’s use as a folk medicine in
many cultures throughout the
world.
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Knotweed
Knotweed is also known as
Knotgrass, Bird grass, Door weed,
and Way grass, is of uncertain
origin; it may have come from
Eurasia.