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The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of August in Central Pennsylvania.

Solidago canadensis

Inflorescence and habit

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Profile for Solidago canadensis (Canada Goldenrod)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect, colonizing herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Yellow heads held on compound panicles
Foliage:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Similar Plants:	Solidago gigantea (shoot axis without hairs)

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 04:05, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 19:46, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
User:TristanDolciano 01:28, 25 Aug 2019 (UTC)
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Hemerocallis

Flower of H. fulva, one of the most commonly encountered daylilies

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Profile for Hemerocallis (Daylily)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	clumping herbaceous plant
Flowers:	3 petals and 3 sepals nearly equal. Each flower lasts only one day.
Foliage:	Basal, straplike
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 04:43, 6 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:48, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Oxalis stricta

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Oxalis stricta (Common Yellow Woodsorrel)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Upright
Flowers:	5 petals, yellow
Foliage:	Trifoliate, leaflets heart-shaped
Stem:	Slender, green
Fruit:	Explosive capsules
Life Cycle:	Annual

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 17:01, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 29 May 2010 (Photo)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Oxalis stricta

Oenothera

Flower of O. macrocarpa

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Profile for Oenothera (Evening Primrose)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect
Flowers:	Yellow, 4 petals

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 03:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 12:41, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 22:48, 10 September 2008 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:18, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Linaria vulgaris

Inflorescences

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Profile for Linaria vulgaris (Butter and Eggs)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	spreading herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Snapdragon-like, yellow
Foliage:	Simple, covered in a white, waxy bloom
Stem:	Weak
Scent:	None
Fruit:	Dry capsules
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 21:38, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 12:48, 20 October 2011 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Late Fall

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Lotus corniculatus

Flowering plant

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Profile for Lotus corniculatus (Birdsfoot Trefoil)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Herbaceous forb
Flowers:	The flowers develop into small pea-like pods or legumes.
Foliage:	five leaflets, but with the central three held conspicuously above the others, hence the use of the name trefoil.
Stem:	The height of the plant is variable, from 5-20 cm, occasionally more where supported by other plants; the stems can reach up to 50 cm long. It is typically sprawling at the height of the surrounding grassland.
Growing Conditions:	It is most often found in sandy soils.
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 23:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall

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Impatiens capensis

Flowers and foliage

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Profile for Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Erect
Growing Conditions:	Moist soils
Fruit:	Explosive capsules
Life Cycle:	Annual

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 04:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 19:46, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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Rudbeckia fulgida

Plant covered in flowers

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Profile for Rudbeckia fulgida (Blackeyed Susan, Orange Coneflower)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	colonizing herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Heads with cone-shaped black disks and orange rays
Foliage:	simple, rough to the touch
Stem:	Freely branching
Life Cycle:	perennial
Similar Plants:	Sometimes confused with Rudbeckia hirta

Recent Logs

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SB Johnny-LM 09:31, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 13:34, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
Cormaggio ^talk 15:09, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
SBJ 08:35, 16 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:26, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
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Rudbeckia triloba

Flowers covering plant

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Profile for Rudbeckia triloba (Browneyed Susan)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	upright forb, freely branching

Recent Logs

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--Luai lashire 14:12, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:32, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 18:30, 22 September 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 09:53, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:12, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 11:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

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Taraxacum officinale

Head

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Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot
Flowers:	Head, flowers are all ray-like
Foliage:	Basal only, pinnately lobed
Stem:	flower stems are hollow with a milky sap
Scent:	mild, "sunny"
Growing Conditions:	sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant
Fruit:	achene with a silky pappus
Similar Plants:	Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 02:17, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 10:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Trinity507 16:17, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
Trinity507 03:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
Anna gdf 11:38, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Taraxacum officinale

last updated 09:06, 14 October 2007 (UTC) with 10 plants

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