Above: Have you been blaming the wrong plant for your hayfever based on what you see in bloom when your allergies act up? (photos contributed by SOLF)
[This post is part of a special guest series focused on appreciating nature in Southborough, contributed by the Southborough Open Land Foundation (SOLF), a non-profit dedicated to preserving and stewarding natural resources here in town.]
Got hay Fever? One of these plants is responsible for it and the other often gets blamed!
It’s all about the pollination. The beautiful Goldenrod on the left has flowers to attract its insect pollinators. The inconspicuous Ragweed on the right is wind pollinated; the tiny nearly invisible grains of pollen fill the air with even the tiniest air movement. They grow in the same conditions
and mature at the same time. The Goldenrod is what we notice.
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Deborah Costine, Trustee
SOLF – Southborough Open Land Foundation
