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Horseweed (Conyza canadensis)

Image ID: 2013/ar109

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Other common names: Canada Horseweed
Native
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 7 ft.
Blooms: July to November
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  0.25 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Flat or rounded clusters, Parts indistinct
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date:  8/11/2013
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We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.

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