Coneflowers: Is this yellow aster, 1 by claypa

claypa wrote:
I was collecting seeds today and saw this freak show - at first I wondered if it was aster yellows, but it looks like the pics of Eriophyid mite damage. What's weird is that it's probably the best looking plant out of dozens, other than the green stuff. I think it's a 'White Swan'.
I also thought the seeds might have sprouted in the seed head - we've had a lot of rain lately, and I saw another dried up marigold with sprouts coming out of it - but I broke it apart and there was only one seed and no leaves.