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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 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]
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.
25 paź 2022 · Sometimes called Spanish Needles because of its sharp, clinging black seeds, this humble weed has an amazing capacity for healing. Lovely, vaguely fragrant, and common, what sets Bidens apart...
1 paź 2024 · South Dakota’s native ornamental grasses offer a wealth of benefits to landscapes. Big bluestem is a vital wildlife habitat, indiangrass captivates with golden-bronze plumes, and switchgrass provides striking winter interest.
12 lip 2023 · Leaves are about 1.5 – 2.5 cm long. Have clusters of white or pinkish-white small flowers. Have hairy stems. White Clovers are vigorous weeds that grow rapidly in lawns, gardens, meadows, and grasslands. These weeds are common in South Dakota and you will spot them in areas that have moist soil.
They are most often found in moderately dry, full-sun areas that have been disturbed by human or animal activity. Spanish needles are also known to grow in grasslands or pastures, forest clearings, wetlands, roadsides, ditch banks, landscapes, and agricultural production areas such as nurseries.
