Wildflowers Identified: Silverweed
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Silverweed has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- single flower on stem
- several flowers on stem
- cluster or spike of flowers (a spike is a long cluster, with the flowers along the stem)
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- blooms in September or later
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- alternate leaf arrangement on the stem
- leaf edge has at least 4 teeth per inch
- deeply cut leaf edge
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are pinnate - leaflets arranged along a midrib
- stem creeps or twines
- stem is hairy or spiny
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Eric Haines,
erich@acm.org