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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7b
Plant Height: 8 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: Dense cluster of ellipsoid achenes with hooked bristles.
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Wildlife Attractant: Bees

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Date: 2004-04-24
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

Date: 2004-04-24
Stephen J. Baskauf (http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu)

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