N. Florida, roadside flower with hairy seedpods, yellow flower

mudsnake

14 years ago

This plant grows on the roadside in sandy soil in North Florida.

The flower is yellow. The seeds are borne on silky threads.

Can anyone identify this?

Here is the URL with photos:

http://apalacheehills.com/roadside/mysteryPlant.html

Thanks!

Here is a link that might be useful: mystery plant

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Iris GW
14 years ago
Certainly the pods and seeds belong to a type of Milkweed - Asclepias is the genus. But I don't think the yellow flowers go with it.
Embothrium
14 years ago
Not opening for me.
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catman529
14 years ago
It's definitely in the composite family (Asteraceae or Compositae). Related to thistles, dandelions, etc. Not sure on the species...but I hope the family helps you narrow it down a bit.
catman529
14 years ago
OK, to narrow it down to about 500 species, it might be in the Centaurea genus. Still can't find any photos that match yet. :P
mudsnake
Original Author
14 years ago
Below is a flower that looks like the mystery plant. It does not show the seeds and threads attached to the seeds.

My webpage needs j*vascript to work. (I had to type the j-word that way because it won't let me submit a message containing that word).

Here is a link that might be useful: Green Eyes Sunflower
User
14 years ago
Asclepias erosa perhaps?
User
14 years ago
Asclepias humistrata?
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
14 years ago
Are we sure that the flower (which truly appears to be a composit) belongs with the rest of the plant?
mudsnake
Original Author
14 years ago
I went back today and added another photo.

That yellow flower is on a plant nearby that looks a lot like the one with fuzz, but now I am sure it is a different species. So now it seems to be an Asclepias.

It looks like sandhill milkweed, Asclepias humistrata, as saltcedar suggested. Below is a link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Asclepias humistrata

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