GOATSBEARD

Aruncus dioicus -

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Frequently seen from the margins of the Blue Ridge Parkway.


DESCRIPTION:
Tiny creamy white flowers are clustered long elongiated spike-like clusters that generally spread horizontally from the main flower-stalk. Each flower is about 1/6" wide with 5 petals and sepals. The leaves are alternately compound. Height of the plant from 4' to 7'.

FLOWERS:
Late May to July

HABITAT:
Rich moist woods and ravines, along roadsides in rocky soil.

 

OTHER INFORMATION:
The flowers are either male or female, with the male having numerous stamens and the female having 3 pistils. When they're all blooming along a roadside, it looks very showy. It's hard to get a picture of any one flower-stalk that isn't littered with tiny beetles and flies.


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