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Photo of Adam and Eve orchid flowers

Adam and Eve Orchid

Aplectrum hyemale

Photo of American germander flowers

American Germander

Teucrium canadense

Photo of beefsteak plant showing upper leaves and flower cluster

Beefsteak Plant

Perilla frutescens

Edible

Invasive

Photo of black mustard flower cluster

Black Mustard

Brassica nigra

Edible

Photo of blue cardinal flower flowering stalk

Blue Cardinal Flower (Great Blue Lobelia)

Lobelia siphilitica

Photo of blue false indigo flowering stalk

Blue False Indigo

Baptisia australis

Poisonous

Photo of blue vervain flower clusters in a prairie

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

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 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 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 closed gentian flowers

Closed Gentian (Bottle Gentian)

Gentiana andrewsii

Photo of Culver's root plant with flowers

Culver’s Root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Rope dodder stems

Dodders

Cuscuta spp.

Photo of downy skullcap flower clusters

Downy Skullcap

Scutellaria incana

Photo of dwarf larkspur flowers with leaf

Dwarf Larkspur

Delphinium tricorne

Poisonous

Photo of English plantain flowers

English Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Edible

Photo of false aloe leaves in basal rosettes.

False Aloe

Manfreda virginica (formerly Agave virginica)

Photo of false dragonhead plant with flowers

False Dragonhead (Obedient Plant)

Physostegia virginiana

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

Photo of foxglove beardtongue flowers

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

No photo available

French Grass

Orbexilum onobrychis (formerly Psoralea onobrychis)

Photo of a giant ragweed plant.

Giant Ragweed

Ambrosia trifida

Photo of goat's beard plant with flower clusters

Goat’s Beard

Aruncus dioicus

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

No photo available

Lamb's quarters (Pigweed)

Chenopodium album

Edible

Photo of a large-flowered gaura inflorescence

Large-Flowered Gaura

Oenothera filiformis (formerly Gaura longiflora, G. biennis)

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 moth mullein flowers

Moth Mullein

Verbascum blattaria

Photo of mullein basal leaves

Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Photo of narrow-leaved vervain plants in bloom.

Narrow-Leaved Vervain

Verbena simplex

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 Indian plantain flower clusters.

Pale Indian Plantain

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (also Cacalia atriplicifolia)

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