You'll understand 'whatever that is' when you walk through this habitat in the fall. If you remember the last time that you passed through during the fall and early winter season of the year and found dozens, if not hundreds, of little grayish-brown colored, polygon shaped seeds with two little hooks/barbs at the base stuck on every piece of clothing you are wearing that has a weave of any kind, from your socks to your stocking cap, then you'll know why they are called tick-seed sunflowers.

Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD

---- Jim Wilson <> wrote: 
> I received many answers to my question about the yellow flowers at 
> Terrapin:
>  
>   "I was curious about the multi-stemmed yellow flowering plant that was 
> 
> in great numbers at Terrapin Park.  I have seen it frequently lately.  It
>  
> is not cosmos or black eyed susan or zinnia.  Does anyone know the name?"
> 
> 
> Tom Beal provided the first of what appears to be the correct response: 
>  
> tickseed sunflower.  He wins the prize, whatever that is.
> 
> Thanks to all who answered.
> 
> Jim Wilson