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COMMON NAME

Hoary puccoon

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Lithospermum canescens

Plant family

Borage (Boraginaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

This May to June bloom has a flattened golden yellow flower on top of a dark green stem. The golden flower has five spreading rounded lobes and stands 5-14 inches tall.
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This May to June bloom has a flattened golden yellow flower on top of a dark green stem. The golden flower has five spreading rounded lobes and stands 5-14 inches tall.
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The leaves and stems of Hoary puccoon are very hairy. The fruits are small, hard nutlets that are grayish-green in color. The fruits generally develop in mid-summer.
DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Maryland , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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