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Photo of bird's-foot trefoil, close-up of flower cluster.

Bird’s-Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's-Foot Violet

Bird’s-Foot Violet

Viola pedata

Photo of blue cardinal flower flowering stalk

Blue Cardinal Flower (Great Blue Lobelia)

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo of buffalo bur flower and leaves.

Buffalo Bur (Kansas Thistle)

Solanum rostratum

Poisonous

Photo of cardinal flower plants in flower

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Photo of Carolina larkspur plants with flowers

Carolina Larkspur (Prairie Larkspur)

Delphinium carolinianum

Poisonous

Photo of common dayflower flower and buds.

Common Dayflower

Commelina communis

Edible

Photo of copper iris plants with flowers

Copper Iris

Iris fulva

Photo of crown vetch, closeup of a flower cluster.

Crown Vetch

Securigera varia (formerly Coronilla varia)

Poisonous

Invasive

Photo of everlasting pea flower and leaves

Everlasting Pea

Lathyrus latifolius

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 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

Image of Johnny-jump-up.

Johnny-Jump-Up (Field Pansy)

Viola bicolor

Edible

Photo of Korean lespedeza plant with flowers

Korean Lespedeza (Korean Clover)

Kummerowia stipulacea (formerly Lespedeza stipulacea)

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

Kudzu

Pueraria montana

Edible

Invasive

Photo of a large-flowered gaura inflorescence

Large-Flowered Gaura

Oenothera filiformis (formerly Gaura longiflora, G. biennis)

Photo of leafy spurge seed heads

Leafy Spurge

Euphorbia esula

Poisonous

Invasive

Photo of long-bracted wild indigo plant with flowers

Long-Bracted Wild Indigo

Baptisia bracteata (formerly B. leucophaea)

Photo of moth mullein flowers

Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Photo of mullein basal leaves

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Photo of pale corydalis leaves and yellow flowers

Pale Corydalis

Corydalis flavula

Photo of pale touch-me-not or jewelweed flowers.

Pale Touch-Me-Not (Jewelweed)

Impatiens pallida

Photo of a pencil flower, closeup on blossom

Pencil Flower

Stylosanthes biflora

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 showy partridge pea showing flowers, buds, and leaves.

Showy Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata (formerly Cassia fasciculata)

Photo of slender bush clover flowers

Slender Bush Clover

Lespedeza virginica

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

Southern Wild Senna

Senna marilandica (formerly Cassia marilandica)

Photo of spiked lobelia flower stalk.

Spiked Lobelia

Lobelia spicata

Photo of spotted touch-me-not or jewelweed flower.

Spotted Touch-Me-Not (Jewelweed)

Impatiens capensis

No photo available

Thunberg's Lespedeza (Pink Bush Clover)

Lespedeza thunbergii

Photo of tick trefoil plant with flowers

Tick Trefoils (Sticktights; Beggar's Lice)

Desmodium spp. (17 species in Missouri)

Photo of viper’s bugloss, closeup of flower

Viper's Bugloss

Echium vulgare

Photo of white sweet clover flower cluster showing stalk and flowers.

White and Yellow Sweet Clovers

Melilotus albus and M. officinale

Invasive

Photo of white wild indigo plant with flowering stalk amid prairie grasses

White Wild Indigo

Baptisia alba (formerly B. leucantha)

Poisonous

Photo of wood betony plants with flowers

Wood Betony (Common Lousewort)

Pedicularis canadensis

Photo of yellow violet plant with flower

Yellow Violet

Viola pubescens (formerly V. pensylvanica)

Edible