Help ID this wild plant

[ninnymary]

Pretty sure I KNOW that! I was wondering IF there was a flower stag before this FLUFF.

Didn’t mean to ruffle your feathers.

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

My impression was that Jokr had observed the bees on the flowers before they went to seed, and had taken the picture recently of the resulting seed heads.
But ...

 

[Carol Dee]

My impression was that Jokr had observed the bees on the flowers before they went to seed, and had taken the picture recently of the resulting seed heads.
But ...

My 1st impression too. I thought I was asking that but must have worded it wrong So..... @jokr ….what color flowers did it have?

 

[Zeedman]

The shape of the leaves & seed heads seems to indicate that it is a member of Compositae. Were the flowers similar to daisy or dandelion?

 

[jokr]

The day I took the picture is the first time I found this plant. The land was recently thinned (pine trees) and I was wandering around where it was cut (a couple months prior).

 

[jokr]

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 from a beekeepers wife in Eastern IA.

Thanks for the county extension office suggestion. It might be hard to make it to them (they probably work the same hours as I do), but I'm going to try. Thanks!

 

[Ridgerunner]

Thanks for the county extension office suggestion. It might be hard to make it to them (they probably work the same hours as I do), but I'm going to try. Thanks!

Maybe email photos or mail them a sample.