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Veronicastrum Virginicum / Family: Scrophlariaceae
Culver’s Root, Swink/Wilhelm # 7
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FLOWERING: July to late August
SEED TIMING: Mid-September to mid-October
HABITAT: Wet mesic to wet prairie. Also in savannas
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 2 - 7 feet. Tall, graceful plant grows erect. Stout smooth stems may be somewhat branched at the top. Leaves are slender ovals with pointed tips up to 6 inches long and occur mostly in whorls of 3 to 9. Margins have fine, sharp teeth. White flowers occur on slender, spikes that are usually 3 to 9 inches long. There are 1 to 9 flower heads per plant.
TO PICK: Ripe flower spikes turn black and mealy. Seed pods zip right off.