- Description:
Stems are erect, branched and bushy. Alternate leaves are 2-4 inches long with many tiny,
lance-shaped leaflets. Small, white flowers are crowded in spherical heads near the ends
of the stems.
- Comments:
Illinois Bundleflower tolerates a wide range of soil conditions but is most common in
moist soil statewide. The dark-brown, curved seed pods twist together forming a showy
cluster. The pods stay on the plant into winter after the leaves have fallen. Bundleflower
seeds provide high quality food for Northern Bobwhites, Greater Prairie-Chickens and other
wildlife. This plant is a range condition indicator and is seldom seen in grazed pastures
because of high palatability to livestock. It is locally abundant along roadsides and in
ungrazed prairies.
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