BELINDA GROVER PHOTOGRAPHY

STOPS ALONG THE WAY

WHAT’S IN A NAME

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I had wondered how sneezeweed, this attractive wildflower got its common name.  Indigenous people and early settlers ground it up for medicinal use as well as to make snuff,  It certainly brightens up the landscape in late summer and has never once made me sneeze 😏

11 thoughts on “WHAT’S IN A NAME

  1. Eliza Waters's avatar

    A fine native plant that lights up the landscape. They look a bit like shortened shuttlecocks. 😉

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  2. wordsfromanneli's avatar

    I just realized I don’t know a lot of the plants that grow like weeds all around us.

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  3. John's avatar

    A lovely photo, Belinda! How could it be given that name when it doesn’t make one sneeze? 🤧😊

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  4. Anne's avatar

    It is pretty nonetheless. We have an indigenous tree called sneezewood and the sawdust from that definitely makes one sneeze!

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  5. Lynette d'Arty-Cross's avatar

    I didn’t know that. And yes, it sure does brighten up the landscape. Very pretty.

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