Hoary puccoon can be low growing at only two inches in height or can reach 20 inches. One of the first plants to bloom in spring, puccoon is found in prairie remnants and open woodlands.
photo by Tim Burke


With flattish or curled-over clusters of yellow or orange flowers, the five flat forget-me-not-like lobes flare from a tube that conceals the stamens. The leaves alternate and are slender and toothless.
video photo by Cynthia Gehrie

Native Americans were believed to use the seeds in ceremonial rattles.
photo by Alan Harvey