In Bloom

August 17, 2017

Seirer_170807_6570.jpgSeirer_170807_6570.jpgIn Bloom Blooming ironweed adds color to the tallgrass prairie along Sharps Creek Road in Chase County, south of Bazaar. Ironweed, although pretty, is a pasture weed, the most common one in Kansas. Cattle won't eat it because of its bitterness. If a pasture is overgrazed, ironweed flourishes. Behind the blooms is a small lake created by a dam on Sharpes Creek.

 

Blooming ironweed adds color to the tallgrass prairie along Sharps Creek Road in Chase County, south of Bazaar. Ironweed, although pretty, is a pasture weed, the most common one in Kansas. Cattle won't eat it because of its bitterness. If a pasture is overgrazed, ironweed flourishes. Behind the blooms is a small lake created by a dam on Sharpes Creek.

 


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