These are all over in my woods in Missouri, taking over my stinging nettle patches, choking out the nettles.
About two to four feet high in sun and shade, wilted from the drought.
I will be anxious to find out what it is myself. We have it all over our place mostly at the edge of shady woods. I have gone through my books and a bunch of websites and cannot come up with an id. TTT
It was used medicinally by Native Americans, but I haven't found a complete chemical breakdown on it yet. Links anyone? Here is an interesting site with historical uses documented.
Same plant:
"Cherokee Drug (Emetic)
Iroquois Drug (Antiemetic)"
LOL I wonder who was right?
Here's an abstract from a study that concludes that it "may be useful in the treatment of inflammatory pain."
Mine never seem to get the pretty petals on them, the bugs are eating them.
I would say close but not exactly like the ones on my place. I will try to get some pictures of mine up later today. Mine seem to have white 'petals' with a yellow cluster in the center. TTT
White flowered leaf cup aka Polymnia canadensis L.? It also goes by pale flowered leafcup or white bears foot. It has a close relative, Polymnia uvedalia, but it blooms yellow.
Way to go Annie!!-since I posted the pics a wildlife biologist friend of mine id'd it as polymnia canadensis-this was a tough one to find for such a common plant at least in my area. Nature Lover our varieties appear to be identical. Here is a link to a MO page. Polymnia canadensis page
Those were great pics TnTnTn....especially of the flowers. I'm going to have to see if I have any in the woods....now I'll know what they are if I do have any!
