A root will run two feet under ground, afraid to pop up its head, till it finds a hassock of bunch grass or an ironweed root to serve as a protector. |
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A keen botanical eye might also have picked out pepperweed, yellow woodsorrel, soapwort, horseweed, ironweed, black nightshade, sheep sorrel, curly dock, and small eyebane. |
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I plant lettuce and greens in the shade of other plants, like ironweed, to keep them cooler and moist. |
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On two sidewalks, five rectangular tree beds have been enhanced with native plants like ironweed and winterberry. |
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The ironweed, a prairie plant, didn't seem to mind at all. |
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A wet meadow south of the house, bordered by sumac and elderberry, is home to joe-pye weed, ironweed, swamp milkweed, rose mallow and many other plants that like wet feet. |
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Catherine's lace, Catalina Yerba Santa, Catalina liveforever, Catalina mount mahogany, Catalina manzanita, Catalina bedstraw, Catalina ironweed and Catalina monkey flower. |
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