Category Archives: Plant comparisons

After I was introduced to mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), I went looking for more mugwort plants.  I found lots of them.  And then I became confused because I also saw this plant and was not so sure that it was also … Continue reading →

One day I found this Great lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica) blooming along a stream bank.  Here’s a closer view of the upper portion of another Great lobelia spike: The unopened flower buds have a puffy look to them.  A few weeks … Continue reading →

For our plant comparison we are going to look at dandelion (which most people know) and cat’s ear (a similar looking plant).  Beginning with this image of a lush dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), we can see lots of flower heads and … Continue reading →