Wildflowers Identified: Indian Cucumber-Root
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Indian Cucumber-Root has these characteristics:
- 6 petals
- several flowers on stem
- 3/8 to 5/8 inches flower width
- 5/8 to 1 inch flower width
- yellow to orange flower color
- brownish or greenish flower color
- blooms in May
- blooms in June
- plant height one foot or less
- plant height one foot to two feet
- plant height two feet or more
- leaf petiole absent (has no leafstalk)
- arrangement of leaves on stem is whorled (three or more from a point)
- smooth leaf edges
- parallel leaf veins
- simple leaves about 1 1/2 to 5 times as long as wide
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Eric Haines,
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