Damned yellow composite
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A damned or damn yellow composite (DYC) is a jocular reference to the difficulty of distinguishing many of the numerous species of composite (family Asteraceae) that have yellow flowers and can be difficult to tell apart in the field.[1][2] It is sometimes reserved for those yellow composites of no particular interest.[1] Notable individuals who referred to these difficult yellow composites as "DYCs" include Oliver Sacks[3] and Lady Bird Johnson.[4] The term is also applied (by replacing the color name) to white flowers.
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- ^ a b Rick Darke (2002). The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest. Timber Press. pp. 377. ISBN 0881925454. http://books.google.com/booksid=bE76-Wjawa0C&pg=PA230. page 230
- ^ Graham Nicholls, Rick Lupp, Bobby J. Ward (2002). Alpine plants of North America: an encyclopedia of mountain flowers from the Rockies to Alaska. Timber Press. pp. 344. ISBN 0881925489. http://books.google.com/books?id=fDEhdi3G434C&pg=PA145. page 145
- ^ Oliver W. Sacks (2002). Oaxaca journal. National Geographic. pp. 159. ISBN 0792265211. page 48
- ^ Roger Welsch (2006). Weed 'em and Reap: A Weed Eater Reader. Globe Pequot. pp. 256. ISBN 076273907X. http://books.google.com/books?id=2pg2Iz5M8CAC&pg=PA172. page 172
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