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Details:
  • Date Photo Taken

    06 / 19 / 2014

  • Season Photo Was Taken

    Summer

  • Region Photo Was Taken

    Northeast

  • City

    Alexandria

  • State

    Virginia

  • Posted by

    elbillaf

Notes:

Tall plant, 4 to 6 feet. Leaves are maybe 8 to 1o inches long. Stem seems kinda woody, though I have not touched it because it has fine hairs that may (or may not) hurt. I only have seen it on the edge of wooded areas, so I assume it likes sunlight. I’ve seen it near where I work and also about 10 miles South near where I live (also on edge of wooded area with lots of sun). Seems like 4 or 5 of them like to grow together. It’s not seeded yet.

Comments

  • elbillaf Leaf Lover says:

    I’ve reviewed a later picture I took of the top of the plant that shows some flowers getting ready to form up there. It’s not obvious, but I think this probably is a tall ironweed. There’s a LOT of ironweed near where these pics were taken, but all that shorter stuff has already bloomed.

    June 29th, 2014 at 2:39am

  • elbillaf Leaf Lover says:

    I think you’re right….hasn’t bloomed yet

    June 28th, 2014 at 1:31pm

  • stone Master Identifier says:

    I’m thinking Veronia altissima Ironweed, tall with attractive purple flwrs.

    June 27th, 2014 at 10:18am

  • elbillaf Leaf Lover says:

    I’m not sure, but I *think* I’ve since identified this as some kind of evening primrose.

    June 24th, 2014 at 5:16pm

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