Kinda looks like the Eastern Kansas multi-horned center-seeded prickly sticker. But what do I know? Log in to Reply
I think it may be the spent seed heads of the Maximilian Sunflower. http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/maxsun.html Log in to Reply
Wow, if one helianthus can’t recognize another helianthus, maybe I should take a botany refresher course, huh? Log in to Reply
The helianthuses (helianthi?) are a tricky bunch like the rest of the Asteraceae. Every year I go crazy trying to ID one or more of those. I agree with the basic ID of spent sunflowers, though. Looks a bit alien. Log in to Reply
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Kinda looks like the Eastern Kansas multi-horned center-seeded prickly sticker. But what do I know?
I think it may be the spent seed heads of the Maximilian Sunflower.
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/maxsun.html
I think you’re probably right, Roger.
Wow, if one helianthus can’t recognize another helianthus, maybe I should take a botany refresher course, huh?
I could be wrong, Ray.
The helianthuses (helianthi?) are a tricky bunch like the rest of the Asteraceae. Every year I go crazy trying to ID one or more of those.
I agree with the basic ID of spent sunflowers, though. Looks a bit alien.