Iowa Wildflowers
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Thimbleweed
(Anemone virginiana) |
| My introduction to the thimbleweed was a bit unusual.
I found this plant that looked like a thimbleweed, at least as much as
the field guides explained, except that it was shorter. Only after
a year or two did I realize that the plant I was wondering about was in
fact a thimbleweed, it had just been mowed short early in the growing season.
"Wild" untrimmmed versions do have a tall stem.
Northeast Iowa Timetable: Early June
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