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horseweed

Erigeron canadensis

Horseweed is a tall plant that grows in fields and along roadsides. It has small, fluffy flowers that look like little daisies and can be found in many places during the summer.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The horseweed is a tall, slender plant with an unbranched stem covered in many narrow, hairy leaves that spiral upwards. Its tiny, whitish-green flowers grow in clusters at the very top, giving it a somewhat scruffy, upright appearance.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Farmers don't love it, as it's a very common weed in crop fields!

It’s a super-colonizer, often the very first plant to grow in disturbed ground!

Long ago, Native Americans used horseweed for upset stomachs and other remedies!

Some studies show it can help clean up polluted soil by absorbing metals!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wind Traveler

Horseweed has tiny, parachute-like seeds that catch the wind, helping it spread far and wide and colonize new spots quickly.

Fähigkeit

Soil Architect

Horseweed can release chemicals into the soil, which helps it compete by making it harder for other plants to grow nearby.

Fähigkeit

Tough Survivor

Horseweed has deep roots that help it find water, allowing it to survive and thrive even in dry or disturbed environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-200 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.2-0.5 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to fall
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Wind

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey bee

Apis mellifera

Visits tiny flowers for nectar and pollen.

eats

Tarnished plant bug

Lygus lineolaris

Feeds on sap and plant tissues.

eats

American Goldfinch

Carduelis tristis

Eats its small seeds in fall and winter.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Marestail

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Always look but don't touch wild plants unless a grown-up says it's okay.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von horseweed?

30-200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von horseweed?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von horseweed?

0.2-0.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von horseweed?

Summer to fall

Was ist der/die/das essbar von horseweed?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von horseweed?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von horseweed?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von horseweed?

Wind

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