Question: This 3-4 foot tall plant is located in my yard in Newton, MA and I took this photo on Sept …
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Question
This 3-4 foot tall plant is located in my yard in Newton, MA and I took this photo on Sept 14. Bees and butterflies are very attracted to the green closed buds. The buds seem to open not to flowers, but directly to these lovely fluffy seed heads. I've nicknamed it the truffula plant (from Dr. Seuss' The Lorax), but I'd really love to know the real name. Thanks in advance for any help you can give. (If you need to see the leaves, I can upload closeup of those, later.)
Answer
Dear srcassidy, good afternoon. Your plant looks like American burnweed (Erechtites hieraciifolius), a native member of the composite family. Unfortunately, I can't see the leaves well enough to identify the plant in your image confidently, but hopefully you can research further online.
