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Photo of Adam and Eve orchid flowers

Adam and Eve Orchid

Aplectrum hyemale

Photo of American water willow closeup on flowers

American Water Willow

Justicia americana

Photo of bloodroot plant with flower

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Photo of blue phlox (wild sweet William) plant with flowers

Blue Phlox (Wild Sweet William)

Phlox divaricata

Photo of blue-eyed Mary flowers

Blue-Eyed Mary

Collinsia verna

Photo of bluebells, or Virginia cowslip, plants with flowers

Bluebells (Virginia Cowslip)

Mertensia virginica

Photo of butterfly pea plant with flowers

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria mariana

Photo of Carolina false dandelion flowerhead.

Carolina False Dandelion

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Edible

Photo of several cattail flowering stalks

Cattails

Typha spp.

Edible

Photo of celandine poppy plant and flowers

Celandine Poppy (Wood Poppy)

Stylophorum diphyllum

Photo of Chinese yam showing leaves and bulbils

Chinese Yam

Dioscorea oppositifolia (sometimes called D. batatas)

Invasive

Photo of cleavers flower cluster with developing fruits

Cleavers (Bedstraw; Goose Grass)

Galium aparine

Photo of climbing milkweed flowers and leaves.

Climbing Milkweed

Matelea decipiens

Photo of common dayflower flower and buds.

Common Dayflower

Commelina communis

Edible

Photo of common ground cherry flower

Common Ground Cherry

Physalis longifolia

Edible

Photo of common horse gentian stalk showing opposite, perfoliate leaves.

Common Horse Gentian

Triosteum perfoliatum

Photo of common milkweed flower cluster

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Photo of copper iris plants with flowers

Copper Iris

Iris fulva

Photo of corn salad plant flower clusters showing arrangement of buds.

Corn Salad

Valerianella radiata

Edible

Photo of various duckweeds and watermeal on water surface

Duckweeds (Watermeal)

Lemna spp.; Spirodella spp.; Wolffia spp.

Photo of Dutchman's breeches plant with flowers

Dutchman’s Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

Photo of dwarf larkspur flowers with leaf

Dwarf Larkspur

Delphinium tricorne

Poisonous

Photo of false rue anemone plant and flower

False Rue Anemone

Isopyrum biternatum

Photo of false Solomon's seal plant with flower cluster

False Solomon’s Seal (False Spikenard)

Maianthemum racemosum (formerly Smilacena racemosa)

Photo of fire pink flowers

Fire Pink

Silene virginica

Photo of tall goldenrod plant with flowers

Goldenrods

Solidago spp. (23 species in Missouri)

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

Grasses

All true grasses (species in the grass family).

Photo of green dragon plant showing flower and leaves.

Green Dragon

Arisaema dracontium

Poisonous

Photo of harbinger of spring flower clusters with coin to show size

Harbinger of Spring

Erigenia bulbosa

Photo of hedge bindweed flowers

Hedge Bindweed

Calystegia sepium (also Convolvulus sepium)

Photo of Indian paintbrush flowers

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja coccinea

Photo of Jack-in-the-pulpit plant showing foliage and flowering structure

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Poisonous

Photo of Jacob's ladder plant showing leaves and flowers

Jacob’s Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Photo of Johnson grass flower clusters

Johnson Grass

Sorghum halepense

Invasive

Photo of lance-leaved loosestrife plant with flowers

Lance-Leaved Loosestrife

Lysimachia lanceolata

Photo of bellwort

Large Bellwort

Uvularia grandiflora

Photo of liverleaf wildflower

Liverleaf (Round-Lobed Hepatica)

Anemone americana (formerly Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa)

Photo of mayapple colony looking like numerous green umbrellas on forest floor

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Edible

Photo of whorled milkweed flowers.

Milkweeds

Subfamily Asclepiadoideae

Photo of pale corydalis leaves and yellow flowers

Pale Corydalis

Corydalis flavula

Photo of Miami mist flowers

Phacelia (Miami Mist)

Phacelia purshii

Photo of pokeweed plant with dangling stalks of ripe and unripe berries.

Pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Poisonous

Photo of American pondweed leaves floating on water surface

Pondweeds

Potamogeton spp.

Photo of several reed canary grass plants with flowering heads

Reed Canary Grass

Phalaris arundinacea

Invasive

Photo of self-heal flower head

Self-Heal (Heal-All)

Prunella vulgaris

Edible

Photo of sesbania flowers and foliage

Sesbania (Coffeeweed)

Sesbania herbacea (formerly S. exaltata)

Poisonous

Invasive

Photo of shining blue star flower cluster

Shining Blue Star

Amsonia illustris

Photo of Solomon’s seal flowers and leaves

Solomon’s Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Edible

Photo of southern blue flag iris plants with flowers

Southern Blue Flag (Virginia Iris)

Iris virginica

Poisonous

Photo of a spatterdock flower held against a leaf

Spatterdock (Yellow Pond Lily)

Nuphar advena (formerly N. lutea)

Edible

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