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Family: Asteraceae (Aster / Sunflower family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
April - June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
Asiatic False Hawksbeard is native to eastern Asia, but has become a noxious invasive in many other parts of the world. Its basal leaves are lyrate, and it can have a few, smaller stem leaves. It has bright yellow flowers with petals that are frilled at their apex.
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA 
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (basal leaf) 
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12 May 2026
Great Falls National Park, Great Falls, VA (stem leaf and node) 
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