Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Blue Mistower (Purple Froth)











Before I found the same thing on Tom's Ohio blog, I was calling this Purple Froth. I'm either colorblind or the same guy who named this named the Redbud and Red clover.
Turns out to be "Blue Mistflower" or
.
Conoclinium coelestinum


Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Conoclinium DC.thoroughwort P
Species Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC. – blue mistflower P

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