Howard Stern (I) Howard Allan Stern was born on January 12, 1954, in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, to Rae (Schiffman), an inhalation therapist, and Bernard Stern, who co-owned a cartoon/commercial production studio. His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Poland and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Aside from creeping buttercup, other perennial species include R. occidentalis, the Western field buttercup, identifiable by long, three-lobed leaves extending from the base. R. acris, or Tall buttercup, reaches heights of 3 feet with 1-inch wide blooms. Birdfoot buttercup, R. orthorhynchus, grows to 24 inches and has distinctive achenes or fruit that appear straight and skinny verses hooked like most others.
Porcupines are the third-largest of the rodents, behind the capybara and the beaver. Most porcupines are about 25â36 in (64â91 cm) long, with an 8â10 in (20â25 cm) long tail. Weighing 12â35 lb (5.4â15.9 kg), they are rounded, large, and slow.