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Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

Rope dodder stems

Dodders

Cuscuta spp.

Photo of a giant ragweed plant.

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

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

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

Photo of whorled milkweed flowers.

Milkweeds

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae

Photo of pale Indian plantain flower clusters.

Pale Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (also Cacalia atriplicifolia)

Photo of prairie alum root flower stalk with flowers

Prairie Alum Root

Heuchera richardsonii

Photo of purple milkweed flower cluster

Purple Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Photo of path rush, closeup showing drying fruits.

Rushes

Juncus spp. and Luzula spp.

Photo of eastern woodland sedge plant growing among leaf litter.

Sedges

Carex, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, and other genera

Photo of tall fescue plants

Tall Fescue

Festuca arundinacea

Invasive

Photo of white snakeroot leaves and flowers

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima (formerly Eupatorium rugosum)

Poisonous

Whorled milkweed flowers.

Whorled Milkweed (Horsetail Milkweed)

Asclepias verticillata

Photo of soapweed, a type of yucca

Yuccas (Spanish Bayonet; Soapweed)

Yucca smalliana, Y. glauca, and Y. arkansana

Edible