Help ID this wild plant

jokr

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I found this growing wild on the side of our hill. Central Alabama. Spotted it in early October. It covers a large area (basic idea - 30x30ft). Lots of honey bees on it. 3 pictures included. Thank you!
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Thank you to both of you! I had no idea where to start. You've pointed me in a great direction. I'm a new honey bee keeper and when I stumbled upon this one day on the property, and honey bees where all over it, I thought I'd better get to know the plant. Thanks so much! This is a great site, I'm new to it and plan to check it out more.
 

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:frow Welcome to the forum, glad you joined. :frow Grab a chair and an appropriate beverage, kick back and join in any conversations. It can be a friendly place.
 

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Pretty sure it is not in the milkweed family. The fluff looks like a flower gone to seed. But then could emerge like that! Maybe your county extension office could quickly name it for you ;) I do not see where bees would even find pollen in there! AND :welcome from a beekeepers wife in Eastern IA.
 

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