Showing posts with label Ambrosia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ambrosia. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Plant Quiz Results: Ambrosia bidentata

YES! It IS Ambrosia bidentata. Nice work, Scott.

This little fella is most commonly encountered along gravel roads in Missouri, but it also occurs on our glades as well as prairies in the SW part of the state. It is quite aromatic when crushed and always reminds me of summer nights, cruising gravel roads and drinking beer when I was in high school; a true Ozark right of passage.

Below is a photo of the blooming plant. Try not to sneeze.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

New Plant Quiz

Here is the next installment of the "Plant Quiz". It is either super difficult or super easy.

My attempts at allowing the image to be enlarged have failed. Perhaps a second photo will appease?