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Photo of Adam and Eve orchid flowers

Adam and Eve Orchid

Aplectrum hyemale

Photo of blue false indigo flowering stalk

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Poisonous

Photo of Carolina larkspur plants with flowers

Carolina Larkspur (Prairie Larkspur)

Delphinium carolinianum

Poisonous

Photo of several cattail flowering stalks

Cattails

Typha spp.

Edible

Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

Photo of climbing false buckwheat vines, leaves, and flowers.

Climbing False Buckwheat (Crested Buckwheat)

Fallopia scandens (formerly Polygonum scandens)

Photo of closed gentian flowers

Closed Gentian (Bottle Gentian)

Gentiana andrewsii

Photo of Dutchman's breeches plant with flowers

Dutchman’s Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

Photo of dwarf larkspur flowers with leaf

Dwarf Larkspur

Delphinium tricorne

Poisonous

Photo of English plantain flowers

English Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Photo of false Solomon's seal plant with flower cluster

False Solomon’s Seal (False Spikenard)

Maianthemum racemosum (formerly Smilacena racemosa)

Photo of field milkwort flowerheads.

Field Milkwort

Polygala sanguinea

No photo available

French Grass

Orbexilum onobrychis (formerly Psoralea onobrychis)

Photo of goat's rue showing flower cluster

Goat’s Rue (Hoary Pea)

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

Photo of green dragon plant showing flower and leaves.

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Poisonous

Photo of ground plum, top of plant, showing flowers and several leaves.

Ground Plum (Milk Vetch)

Astragalus crassicarpus (formerly A. mexicanus)

Edible

Photo of hairy vetch flower clusters and leaves

Hairy Vetch

Vicia villosa

Photo of hoary puccoon closeup of flower cluster

Hoary Puccoon (Orange Puccoon)

Lithospermum canescens

Photo of horse nettle flowers and leaves

Horse Nettle

Solanum carolinense

Poisonous

Photo of horseweed flowers

Horseweed (Canada Fleabane, Hog Weed)

Conyza canadensis (formerly Erigeron canadensis)

Photo of Indian paintbrush flowers

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Photo of several Indian pipe plants with flowers, rising out of leaf litter.

Indian Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Photo of Jack-in-the-pulpit plant showing foliage and flowering structure

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Poisonous

Photo of Japanese knotweed

Japanese Knotweed

Fallopia japonica

Invasive

Photo of a huge mass of kudzu vines covering trees and ground

Kudzu

Pueraria montana

Edible

Invasive

Photo of long-bracted wild indigo plant with flowers

Long-Bracted Wild Indigo

Baptisia bracteata (formerly B. leucophaea)

Photo of midwestern arrowhead male flowers and buds.

Midwestern Arrowhead

Sagittaria brevirostra

Edible

Photo of Missouri bladderpod flowers

Missouri Bladderpod

Physaria filiformis (formerly Lesquerella filiformis)

Endangered

Photo of moth mullein flowers

Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Photo of mullein basal leaves

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Photo of common ladies' tresses, flower stalk with spiral flower arrangement

Nodding Ladies’ Tresses

Spiranthes cernua

Photo of Ohio horsemint inflorescence

Ohio Horsemint

Blephilia ciliata

Edible

Photo of pale corydalis leaves and yellow flowers

Pale Corydalis

Corydalis flavula

Photo of Miami mist flowers

Phacelia (Miami Mist)

Phacelia purshii

Photo of several pinesap plants showing multiple flowers per stalk.

Pinesap (False Beech Drops)

Monotropa hypopitys

Photo of pokeweed plant with dangling stalks of ripe and unripe berries.

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Poisonous

Photo of American pondweed leaves floating on water surface

Pondweeds

Potamogeton spp.

Photo of dense stand of prairie blazing star or gayfeather at Pawnee Prairie

Prairie Blazing Star (Gayfeather)

Liatris pycnostachya

Edible

Photo of purple loosestrife flowering stalks showing purple flowers

Purple Loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria

Invasive

Photo of purple prairie clover, closeup of flowerhead

Purple Prairie Clover

Dalea purpurea (formerly Petalostemon purpureum)

Closeup side view of rough blazing star flowerhead

Rough Blazing Star (Rough Gayfeather)

Liatris aspera

Edible

Photo of self-heal flower head

Self-Heal (Heal-All)

Prunella vulgaris

Edible

Photo of large group of sericea lespedeza plants

Sericea Lespedeza

Lespedeza cuneata

Invasive

Photo of sesbania flowers and foliage

Sesbania (Coffeeweed)

Sesbania herbacea (formerly S. exaltata)

Poisonous

Invasive

Photo of shining blue star flower cluster

Shining Blue Star

Amsonia illustris

Photo of slender bush clover flowers

Slender Bush Clover

Lespedeza virginica

Photo of Solomon’s seal flowers and leaves

Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Edible

Photo of southern wild senna showing a flower cluster and a few leaflets.

Southern Wild Senna

Senna marilandica (formerly Cassia marilandica)

Photo of a starry campion flower

Starry Campion (Catchfly)

Silene stellata

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