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In Little Town on the Prairie, Laura Ingalls Wilder recounts an encounter with a peculiar and troublesome plant known as Spanish needle grass. One day, while taking her sister Mary for a walk on the prairie, Laura discovers that this strange grass has a unique and irritating characteristic: it burrows into their stockings and dresses, making it ...
Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Its many common names include hitch hikers, black-jack, beggarticks, farmer's friends and Spanish needle, but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs.
Bidens alba, which belongs to the family Asteraceae, is most commonly known as shepherd's needles, beggarticks, Spanish needles, or butterfly needles. [1] Bidens means two- toothed, describing the two projections found at the top of the seeds, and alba refers to the white ray florets. [2]
Forest: Nebraska National Forests & Grasslands. District: Fort Pierre Ranger District. Description: The Fort Pierre National Grassland (FPNG) is a mixture of gently rolling hills and vast prairie flats located in the center of South Dakota, nestled between I-90 and the town of Fort Pierre.
22 lip 2020 · Grassland, making up more than 50 percent of the land area in South Dakota, is one of the most important agricultural resources in the state. In addition to providing feed for livestock, grass is unexcelled for holding soils in place.
Important native grasses found growing here include needle and thread, western wheatgrass, blue gamma, big and little bluestem and threadleaf sedge. Plant lists for the Grasslands can be found at the Grassland links below.
11 kwi 2020 · Most often dismissed as a roadside weed – or cursed as an annoyance when its seeds catch on your socks or clothes – the zoochorous Spanish Needles is a master of resiliency, an important nectar source for bees and butterflies, and a rich source of food and medicine for humans and animals.
