I gathered this at Osage State Park on a botanizing trip in 2004. It was growing in a semi shaded area on the top of a wooded hill. The image is 8.5x11 to give you a perspective of the size. I really don't have the facilities for a herbarium and so keep these in a large, heavy book after drying. I thrown many of them away because I don't have room but I keep them long enough to ID them and perhaps illustrate them. As the main spring planting time approaches I'll have to put my winter projects aside and tend the garden. But I can't resist botanizin'. I can no longer go wading in the river to fish but I can botanize even with my walker or wheel chair. You'd be surprised at how much botany there is to discover in your own yard, and especially if you own a garden.
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