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Butter-and-eggs: roadside weed finds favor as garden flower.
From:
New York State Conservationist
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June 1, 1998| Author:
Foote, Knowlton C.
| COPYRIGHT 1998 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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The butter-and-eggs plant is now considered a wildflower rather than a destructive weed. It can be found primarily in the Eastern United States and thrives in dry, light soil. Weevil infestation has made the plant less common.
Once reviled as an out-of-control weed, butter-and-eggs today is considered to be a refined and delicate wild flower. The plant takes its most common name from the two shades of yellow of the flowers that resemble butter and egg yolk. Some people call it t...
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