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Photo of Carolina false dandelion flowerhead.

Carolina False Dandelion

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Edible

Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

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

Common purslane plant growing on bare, dry soil

Common Purslane

Portulaca oleracea

Edible

Photo of two golden aster flowerheads plus a few leaves.

Golden Aster (Camphorweed)

Heterotheca camporum (syn. Chrysopsis villosa var. camporum)

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

Photo of hispid buttercup plant with flower

Hispid Buttercup

Ranunculus hispidus

Photo of whorled milkweed flowers.

Milkweeds

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae

Photo of eastern woodland sedge plant growing among leaf litter.

Sedges

Carex, Schoenoplectus, Scirpus, and other genera

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

Southern Wild Senna

Senna marilandica (formerly Cassia marilandica)

Photo of many blooming ashy sunflower plants, showing gray-green leaves.

Sunflowers

Helianthus spp.

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

White and Yellow Sweet Clovers

Melilotus albus and M. officinale

Invasive

Photo of wood betony plants with flowers

Wood Betony (Common Lousewort)

Pedicularis canadensis

Photo of yellow passionflower flowers.

Yellow Passion Flower

Passiflora lutea

Photo of yellow wood sorrel plant showing flowers and leaves.

Yellow Wood Sorrel

Oxalis stricta

Edible