“Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it.”
~ E.O. Wilson, Biodiversity
Arching to upright stems with grayish hairs on stems and leaves give the plant its common name. Heads of densely packed, small yellow flowers are clustered at the ends of stems in late summer.
Prairie, Glade, Savanna/Woodland
Savanna / Woodland
Prairie
Glade
Yellow
Yellow
Full Sun
Medium Sun/Average Shade
Late (July - frost)
Dry
Food/Pollinators
Butterfly / Moth Nectar
Butterfly
Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Fresh Cut Flower
Dried Flower