means “little gate” or “small door.” This name refers to the lid-like covering that some species in the genus Portulaca use to protect their flower buds. The name of the plant says that when the flowers open, they look like small doors or gates. The name “quadrifida” comes from ...
Helenium autumnale popularly known as Sneezeweed or Common sneezeweed is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy or aster family (Asteraceae). The plant is widespread across much of the United States and Canada, from Northwest Territories as far south as far northern California,...