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Photo of American feverfew flower cluster.

American Feverfew

Parthenium integrifolium

Photo of autumn sneezeweed flowerheads, closeup.

Autumn Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Photo of several black-eyed Susan flowers.

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo of bushy clump of brown-eyed Susan plants.

Brown-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Photo of a bull thistle flowerhead.

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Edible

Photo of tall thoroughwort plant with flowers

Common Boneset (Thoroughwort)

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Photo of common sunflower

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Edible

Photo of compass plant flowers

Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum

Photo of elephant's foot closeup of flowers

Elephant’s Foot

Elephantopus carolinianus

Photo of Florida lettuce flower closeup with syrphid fly

Florida Lettuce (Woodland Lettuce)

Lactuca floridana

Edible

Photo of a giant ragweed plant.

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Photo of two golden aster flowerheads plus a few leaves.

Golden Aster (Camphorweed)

Heterotheca camporum (syn. Chrysopsis villosa var. camporum)

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

Photo of several grayhead prairie coneflowers with sky in background

Gray-Headed Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Photo of the upper portions of two Jerusalem artichoke plants.

Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunflower Artichoke)

Helianthus tuberosus

Edible

Photo of mist flower or wild ageratum plants with flowers

Mist Flower (Wild Ageratum; Blue Boneset)

Conoclinium coelestinum (formerly Eupatorium coelestinum)

Photo of three ox-eye or false sunflower flowerheads

Ox-Eye (Sunflower Heliopsis; False Sunflower)

Heliopsis helianthoides

Photo of ox-eye daisies in a grassy field

Ox-Eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare (formerly Chrysanthemum leucanthemum)

Photo of pale Indian plantain flower clusters.

Pale Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (also Cacalia atriplicifolia)

Photo of leaf cup flower

Pale-Flowered Leaf Cup

Polymnia canadensis

No photo available

Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus

Photo of a prairie dock flowerhead

Prairie Dock (Prairie Rosinweed)

Silphium terebinthinaceum

Purple Coneflower

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Photo of purple-headed sneezeweed flowerhead showing round, purplish disk.

Purple-Headed Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Photo of round-leaved groundsel plant with flower clusters

Round-Leaved Groundsel (Round-Leaved Ragwort)

Packera obovata (formerly Senecio obovatus)

Photo of starry rosinweed flowerheads on a black background

Starry Rosinweed

Silphium asteriscus

Photo of many blooming ashy sunflower plants, showing gray-green leaves.

Sunflowers

Helianthus spp.

Photo of tall thistle plants with flowers

Tall Thistle

Cirsium altissimum

Edible

Photo of a tall thoroughwort plant in bloom.

Tall Thoroughwort (Tall Boneset)

Eupatorium altissimum

Photo of many tickseed sunflower flowerheads.

Tickseed Sunflower (Bearded Beggarticks)

Bidens aristosa

Photo of two-flowered Cynthiana flower

Two-Flowered Cynthia (Orange Dwarf Dandelion)

Krigia biflora

Photo of western ironweed flower clusters and leaves

Western Ironweed (Baldwin's Ironweed)

Vernonia baldwinii

Photo of white crownbeard plant with flowers

White Crownbeard

Verbesina virginica

Photo of white snakeroot leaves and flowers

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima (formerly Eupatorium rugosum)

Poisonous

Photo of wholeleaf rosinweed flowerhead

Wholeleaf Rosinweed

Silphium integrifolium

Photo of yellow crownbeard flowerhead.

Yellow Crownbeard

Verbesina helianthoides