By Alice Mary Herden on September 21, 2018 ( Leave a comment )

Bitterweed

A field of yellow sunshine, even though it’s called a weed!

Bitterweed | September 11 | Chassahowitzka WMA

Started blooming late August and into September. These wildflowers are thriving in open sandy areas.

Fun fact: The Plant Atlas has a sample of this flower picked by J. D. Ray Jr. on October 14, 1959 along U.S 41 what was then called Chinsegut Wildlife Refuge.

Links:

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/SpecimenDetails.aspx?PlantID=2883
https://uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Helenium%20amarum

Categories: Chassahowitzka WMA, Native Wildflowers

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