2010.04.06 Austria, Lower Austria, district Bruck/Leitha (Braunsberg, 300 m AMSL).Of the species aggregate T. officinale agg., without being able to specify further.This one (I think) belongs to the same genetic population as this other one (felted/reddish stem and sharp-ish leaves) - even though this one was tiny, but it grew on the peak of Braunsberg where it is exposed to fierce winds all over the year: it only grew a good five centimetres high.Very Common.German name: [Filzig-rtlicher?!] Lwenzahn
Slide information:"Name: Cyanea grimesiana subsp. obataeLocation: Central Kaluaa GulchDate: 1984 June 14Notes: Gaud. 1829 var. Obatae St. John."obata_john_02_059Photo used with permission by John K. Obata
field image image of Erigeron philadelphicus PHILADELPHIA FLEABANE at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - another single specimen early in the bloom cycle showing plant structure
Plant IdentificationCommon name: cobblers pegs, pitchforksBotanical Name: Bidens pilosa L.Family name: AsteraceaeLocation: Valley Heights, NSWDate: 15th March 2009Collector: John PoulakisHabitat: Native of South America. A woody, erect, annual herb grows to 0.21.5 m high. Found along drainage lines, roadsides and disturbed habitats. Seeds are dispersed by adhering to clothes and animal fur.Economic significance: Minor weed. This weed will out-compete native species on exposed and re-vegetation sites. Strong allelopathic influences which suppress germination and seedling growth of a number of crops.
Slide Information:"Name: Trematolobelia macrostachysLocation: Wiliwilinui summit, OahuDate: Not KnownNotes: (Kolii); (H. & A.) Zahlbr. 1891"obata_john_02_463Photo used with permission by John K. Obata
DelisseaCampanulaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Waianae Mts., Oahu only)Presumed extinct; last collected 1987Pen for scale (5.25 inches; 13.3 cm)Voucher: www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/7987033792/
Dieteria canescens var. aristata. (synonyms include Machaeranthera canescens var. aristata, M. rigida, and Aster canescens var. aristatus). In addition to the upper branches containing numerous bracteate leaves, the erect stems are stipitate-glandular. The leaves are mostly glabrous however.Sept. 24, 2010, Colorado River drainage, Professor Valley, Grand Co., Utah, elev. approx. 3,980 ft.