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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Mistflower (Canoclinium coelestinum)





Perennial herb 1-3 feet tall, spreading from rhizomes, stem is short and hairy. Leaves are opposite, broadly ovate-deltoid to heart-shaped, 2-4" long and 1-2" wide, palmately veined, short-hairy to smooth, tips accute, margins crenate-serrate, bases broadly tapering to heart-shaped. Petioles shorter than blades. Ray flowers are absent, disk flowers blue-purple 35-70; involucral bracts awl-shaped, purple tipped, nearly smooth, about 0.2" long, heads discoid, numerous in terminal corymbs. Bloom time July thru October. Found in moist woods, wet meadows, and other low areas. The name coelestinum means 'heavenly' in reference to the color of the flowers.








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  1. WordfiendSeptember 11, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    I'm trying to identify the flower I found in Ottawa in September 2013. I thought it was thistle, at first, but the leaves don't seem right.

    Here is a link to the photo: http://wynnanne.blogspot.ca/2013/09/walkies.html?showComment=1378937524943#c1359201005011674643

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    1. What's Blooming Now by George WallaceOctober 13, 2013 at 8:01 PM

      Hi Winn, I can't be absolutely sure but I think what you have taken a picture of is Canada-Cockleburr. I am a lot more familiar with wildflowers in the South Eastern US. You can see my post here. http://wallacegeo.blogspot.com/2012/07/canada-cockleburr-xanthium-strumarium.html

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