Ox-Eye Daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare

Ox-Eye Daisy

Ox-Eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Other names: Common Daisy, Dog Daisy and Moon Daisy Family: Asteraceae Range: Native to Europe and the temperate regions of Asia and an introduced plant to North America, Australia and New Zealand. Native or Introduced:  Introduced Native Habitat: Grows in a variety of plant communities including meadows and fields, under scrub

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Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Yarrow

Yarrow Achillea millefolium Other names: Common Yarrow, plumajillo, gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man’s pepper, devil’s nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier’s woundwort, thousand-leaf, thousand-seal, arrowroot, bad man’s plaything, bloodwort, carpenter’s weed, death flower, eerie, field hops, gearwe, hundred leaved grass, knight’s milefoil, knyghten, milefolium, millefoil, noble yarrow, old man’s mustard, seven year’s love, snake’s grass, soldier, stanchweed,

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The Rest of Arizona

I’m very behind recapping the rest of the trip to AZ, so here’s the rest, in short order. That Monday, we headed down toward Tucson, and checked out Biosphere 2. It’s an incredibly interesting place to visit, and I have tons of pictures, but it really is one of those places that you’re better of

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