There is one funnel-shaped flower per stalk. Flower petals are spoon-shaped and slightly creased.
Bloom Times: August
Sericea Lespedeza
White to pale yellow pea-shaped flowers with purple spots in the center. One to four flowers cluster in between the leaves.
Sicklepod
Nodding yellow flowers with 5 unequal petals. The leaves are pale underneath and have a slightly unpleasant smell. There is a small brown spike-like nectar gland close to the lowest pair of leaflets. The fruit is a long, thin bean pod that is curved into a sickle shape.
Slender Goldenrod
Flowers in interrupted clusters on the end of the stem. This goldenrod has smooth leaves and stems. The individual flowers are large compared to other goldenrods.
Slender Mountain-Mint
Flower is white to pale pink. It has a tubular opening spreading into two lips, the lower lip having three lobes. Each flower has 2 purple anthers. The flowers are crowded in dense, branching, flat-topped heads.
Small-headed Sunflower
Flowers have 5-8 yellow petals with a yellow center disk. The leaves have long stalks, are rough and opposite.
Smooth Ground-cherry
Yellow, funnel-shaped flowers with a slightly darker center. The stamens are blue. The plant leaves are large and are irregularly toothed. The leaves that surround the fruit look like a paper lantern.
Smooth Rose-Mallow
White to pink funnel-shaped flowers with a maroon center. Each flower lasts for a day.
Southern Crownbeard
Flower heads in a large, open, branching cluster. Flowers have a domed center disk of greenish-yellow tubular florets. The flowers are sparse and are not evenly arranged around the head of the flower. This makes the plant look like it is uneven or off balance.
Southern Rockbell
Pale blue to lavender star shaped flowers.