goatsbeard
Fluffy wildflower seedhead
Goatsbeard is a plant with wispy, beard-like seed heads.
The name applies to several species—a meadow wildflower with yellow dandelion-like blooms that close by midday, and a woodland perennial with feathery white flower plumes.
The young shoots of some varieties are edible.
Also spelled goat's beard.
Edible root, subtle taste
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- rosaceaePlant family, often thorny
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
woodland · shade-tolerant · feathery · flowering · rhizomatous · cultivar · foliage · deciduous
Seed's dispersal tuft
- acheneClosed one-seeded fruit
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- wispyThin and insubstantial
downy · silky · feathery · airy · windborne · dispersal · parachute · tufted
Grassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- nectarFloral sugar water
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
biodiversity · habitat · ecosystem · flora · conservation · native · roadside · pasture
Measuring duration's passage
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- rural traditionsInherited practices of countryside communities
salsify
Edible root, subtle taste
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- rosaceaePlant family, often thorny
ornamental · woodland · shade-tolerant · feathery · flowering · rhizomatous · cultivar · foliage · deciduous · pollinator-friendly
pappus
Seed's dispersal tuft
wispy · downy · silky · feathery · airy · windborne · dispersal · parachute · tufted · cottony
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
pollinator · biodiversity · habitat · ecosystem · flora · conservation · native · roadside · pasture · grassland
timekeeping
Measuring duration's passage
- weather predictionAnticipated atmospheric conditions
- rural traditionsInherited practices of countryside communities
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