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Caucasian bluestem seed head

Caucasian Bluestem

Bothriochloa bladhii

Invasive

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 hogwort plant showing upper stem leaves and flowers.

Hogwort (Woolly Croton)

Croton capitatus

Photo of Japanese knotweed

Japanese Knotweed

Fallopia japonica

Invasive

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

No photo available

Lamb's quarters (Pigweed)

Chenopodium album

Edible

Photo of leafy spurge seed heads

Leafy Spurge

Euphorbia esula

Poisonous

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 milkweed plant in flower.

Prairie Milkweed (Tall Green Milkweed)

Asclepias hirtella

Photo of purple milkweed flower cluster

Purple Milkweed

Asclepias purpurascens

Photo of several reed canary grass plants with flowering heads

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Invasive

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 thimbleweed plant

Thimbleweed (Tall Anemone)

Anemone virginiana

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 yellow bluestem plant

Yellow Bluestem

Bothriochloa ischaemum

Invasive

Photo of yellow star grass plant with flowers

Yellow Star Grass

Hypoxis hirsuta

Photo of soapweed, a type of yucca

Yuccas (Spanish Bayonet; Soapweed)

Yucca smalliana, Y. glauca, and Y. arkansana

Edible