Wildflowers Identified: Goldthread
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Goldthread has these characteristics:
- 5 petals
- 6 petals
- in a head (7 or more petals): cluster of stalkless (or nearly stalkless) flowers
- single flower on stem
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- whitish flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- blooms in July
- blooms in August
- plant height one foot or less
- leaf petiole present (has a leafstalk)
- leaf edge has at least 4 teeth per inch
- irregular leaf edge
- branched leaf veins
- compound leaves are trifoliate - three leaflets radiating from a point
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Eric Haines,
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