#thimbleweed

[faguscarolinensis]

Anemone virginiana / Tall Thimbleweed at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[bethanythebogwitch]

Native wildflower collection 3

Continued from part 2

Columbine, which the rabbits won't let me grow

Mayapple. Every part of this plant is extremely toxic to humans, but some people still eat the fruit

Golden Alexander

Prairie rose. Looks nicer than cultivated roses tbh

Spiderwort, spiderwort, does whatever a spider... worts

Arrowwood. These grow long, straight branches, which made them very useful for making arrows.

Woodland pinkroot

Lizard tail

Michigan lily. Looks way cooler than the lilies you buy in plant stores

False sunflower

St. John's wort. Don't ask me what kind, there are so many

Germander

Thimbleweed

Prairie cinquefoil

Poppy mallow

Button bush. These develop seed balls that will fall apart in your hand

This one's called blue vervain even though it's clearly purple

Pickerel weed. People will call the coolest plants weeds

Wingstem. This stuff is taking over places where we removed invasive honeysuckle and I love it

Gaura

Yellow flowering hyssop (even though it's definitely white)

That's a wrap. I have a few more pictures, but they were all really badly focused, so I skipped them

[oliviarosaline]

Tall Thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

This anemone is native to the United States and southern Canada, where its range extends primarily east of the Great Plains. Its common name originates from the cluster of pistils forming a thimble shape, and it can tolerate and grow in a variety of conditions. This particular plant was thriving in a partly sunny, moist area of the woods near a small creek.

June 22nd, 2023

St. Francois County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline

[girlinlovewiththeforest]

[ghuleh-ice-tunafish83]

I made my favorite obscure games into aeathetic boards 😊

[crestoflaminee]

Sylvie, douce, vous me délassez dans le sommeil / 05/2021

Anemone nemorosa has many names, including thimbleweed, windflower, wood crowfoot, and wood anemone. They are said to be called ‘anemone’ because of their relation to the Greek gods of the wind, the Anemoi. The flowers first appear in early spring, recognizable by their lack of nectar and the darker coloring on the underside of their petals. Despite being favorites of pollinators, windflowers, like all members of the buttercup family, are poisonous and are not to be harvested by the inexperienced. They are known throughout the world for their illusionary beauty, appearing in myth, folklore, and legend. Historically, drops of a tincture made from above-ground materials—the leaves and petals—was used to help with fever, headaches, congestion, and, most commonly, anxiety, as the burning sensation of the toxin can bring clarity and distraction from one’s ailments. Drying the leaves and petals before making a tincture reduces the amount of protoamenonins (the toxic factor), making it safer yet less intense. In Roman tradition, a chain around your neck is said to help with sickness.

[s2pdskwid]

Inktober 2021

Day 20: Thimbleweed

[hauntedscorpio]

roses and wood anemone.