On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:44:12 -0400, Ron Hardin
wrote:

What's this, looks a little coneflower-ish and a little ironweed-ish.

Central Ohio, it's been out for a month, grows very tall sometimes
(say 8 feet), found in sunny roadside waste areas.

It takes the place of goldenrod until the goldenrod comes out.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/3828502096/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/3827704593/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhhardin/3828501812/

Maybe Wingstem (actinomeris alternifolia)? See:

http://images.google.com/images?comp...s+alternifolia

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Leon Fisk
Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b
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