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Roger Batt asks Brian Wilbur to describe the good identification markers that distinguishes Rush Skeletonweed from other plants. Brian responds that at this early stage, when the plants are small and insignificant, it is very difficult. They look similar to a dandelion. A better indicator would be some of the old foliage that he picks up from nearby. He notes that you can see that there are no leaves on the old plant and this is the exact way it looks in the summer, except it is green then. It looks like a skeleton. That is how it got its name. Brian also notes that at this time of year you can look out across the landscape and see this old growth. Then when you come up close, you can see the smaller rosettes underneath. Brian also notes that once the plant starts to bolt and grows upward it will have some distinguishing red hairs that grow about four to six inches up on the stem. These red hairs are very characteristic of this plant. Once you have seen those they are not easy to forget. Roger notes that the only leaves are at the base of the plant.
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