Arrowleaf Sweet Coltsfoot Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae) Grows with large arrow-shaped basal leaves on long stalks. Leaves are up to 12" long, toothed and are white-woolly underneath. Flowers are white to pinkish, have a sweet scent and are about ½" across. They grow in a cluster 3-4" across. Seed heads are fluffy white clusters of silky seeds. The fleshy flower stalk grows to 8" high and blooms before the leaves. I observed the leaves and, before I had identified them, a good friend and I returned many times waiting for a bloom. I borrowed the images below until I see them for myself. Flora of North America reference. |
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