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Photo of American feverfew flower cluster.

American Feverfew

Parthenium integrifolium

Photo of ashy sunflowers showing flowers, leaves, and stems.

Ashy Sunflower

Helianthus mollis

Photo of beaked hawkweed flowers.

Beaked Hawkweed

Hieracium gronovii

Photo of prairie showing big bluestem leaves and flowering stalks

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Photo of several black-eyed Susan flowers.

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Photo of a bracken fern leaf against a background of forest-floor leaf litter

Bracken

Pteridium aquilinum

Photo of butterfly weed plant with flowers

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Photo of Carolina false dandelion flowerhead.

Carolina False Dandelion

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Edible

Photo of Carolina larkspur plants with flowers

Carolina Larkspur (Prairie Larkspur)

Delphinium carolinianum

Poisonous

Caucasian bluestem seed head

Caucasian Bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Invasive

Photo of clasping Venus' looking glass, a blue wildflower

Clasping Venus’ Looking Glass

Triodanis perfoliata (formerly Specularia perfoliata)

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

Climbing False Buckwheat (Crested Buckwheat)

Fallopia scandens (formerly Polygonum scandens)

Photo of climbing milkweed flowers and leaves.

Climbing Milkweed

Matelea decipiens

Photo of columbine flower closeup

Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Poisonous

Photo of tall thoroughwort plant with flowers

Common Boneset (Thoroughwort)

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Photo of common cinquefoil plants with flowers

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Common dandelion flower head viewed from above

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Edible

Photo of common evening primrose, closeup of flowers.

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Edible

Photo of common golden Alexanders plant with flowers

Common Golden Alexanders

Zizia aurea

Photo of common ground cherry flower

Common Ground Cherry

Physalis longifolia

Edible

Photo of common horse gentian stalk showing opposite, perfoliate leaves.

Common Horse Gentian

Triosteum perfoliatum

Photo of compass plant flowers

Compass Plant

Silphium laciniatum

Photo of corn salad plant flower clusters showing arrangement of buds.

Corn Salad

Valerianella radiata

Edible

Photo of a cornflower, closeup of a flowerhead.

Cornflower (Bachelor's Button)

Centaurea cyanus

Deptfort pink blooming in an open area

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Photo of dittany flowers

Dittany

Cunila origanoides

Edible

Photo of downy skullcap flower clusters

Downy Skullcap

Scutellaria incana

Photo of eastern prickly pear plant with flowers

Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa (formerly O. compressa)

Edible

Photo of fire pink flowers

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Photo of flowering spurge flowers

Flowering Spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Poisonous

Photo of glade coneflower flowerhead showing yellow pollen

Glade Coneflower

Echinacea simulata

Photo of goat's rue showing flower cluster

Goat’s Rue (Hoary Pea)

Tephrosia virginiana

Photo of two golden aster flowerheads plus a few leaves.

Golden Aster (Camphorweed)

Heterotheca camporum (syn. Chrysopsis villosa var. camporum)

Photo of several big bluestem seed heads against a blue sky.

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of several grayhead prairie coneflowers with sky in background

Gray-Headed Coneflower

Ratibida pinnata

Photo of green-flowered milkweed showing flowers and leaves.

Green-Flowered Milkweed (Spider Milkweed; Ozark Milkweed)

Asclepias viridis

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

Ground Plum (Milk Vetch)

Astragalus crassicarpus (formerly A. mexicanus)

Edible

Photo of Harvey's buttercup plant with flowers

Harvey’s Buttercup

Ranunculus harveyi

Photo of hedge parsley flower clusters

Hedge Parsley

Torilis arvensis

Photo of hispid buttercup plant with flower

Hispid Buttercup

Ranunculus hispidus

Photo of hoary puccoon closeup of flower cluster

Hoary Puccoon (Orange Puccoon)

Lithospermum canescens

Photo of hogwort plant showing upper stem leaves and flowers.

Hogwort (Woolly Croton)

Croton capitatus

Photo of horseweed flowers

Horseweed (Canada Fleabane, Hog Weed)

Conyza canadensis (formerly Erigeron canadensis)

Photo of Indian grass flower head in bloom

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Photo of Indian hemp plant

Indian Hemp (Dogbane)

Apocynum cannabinum

Poisonous

Photo of Indian physic plant showing flower and leaves.

Indian Physic (American Ipecac)

Gillenia stipulata

Image of Johnny-jump-up.

Johnny-Jump-Up (Field Pansy)

Viola bicolor

Edible

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

Photo of Korean lespedeza plant with flowers

Korean Lespedeza (Korean Clover)

Kummerowia stipulacea (formerly Lespedeza stipulacea)

Photo of lance-leaved loosestrife plant with flowers

Lance-Leaved Loosestrife

Lysimachia lanceolata

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