Smelly plant when dying - Ask Extension
Can you identify this plant from this photo of it dying. It is all throughout the Steamboat Lake area and is very stinky! It is in Route County.
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Smelly plant when dying #880784
Asked August 08, 2024, 10:12 PM EDT
Can you identify this plant from this photo of it dying. It is all throughout the Steamboat Lake area and is very stinky! It is in Route County.
Teller County Colorado
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Hi Jeanne-
This is Wyethia, or Mule's Ear. It is a plant native to the area that earlier in the summer had yellow flowers with a dark, golden center. Some of the best information on this plant can be found at https://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/wyethia.htm
This is Wyethia, or Mule's Ear. It is a plant native to the area that earlier in the summer had yellow flowers with a dark, golden center. Some of the best information on this plant can be found at https://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/wyethia.htm
