Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Hairy Puccoon

Lithospermum caroliniense
Growing on the dunes at Indiana Dunes State Park.
I think that this is Hairy, not Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) based on the pubescence and the location. This is another lesson to pay more careful attention to details.

1 comment:

Scott Namestnik said...

Your ID looks right to me. L. canescens has leaves that are more blunt-tipped, in addition to the difference in hairiness. The inflorescence is also more scorpiod in L. canescens than in L. croceum.