The flowers are fluffy white clusters at the end of the stem. The basal leaves are gray-green on the top and white on the bottom, very hairy.
Bloom Times: May
Pokeweed
A tall plant with large leaves and dark red stems. The small white flowers give way to berries that mature to a shiny dark purple.
Poplar
Tulip-like flowers with yellow-green petals, an orange band at the base, and an orange center.
Prickly Pear Cactus
The cactus is made of flattened oval pads with spines and bristles. Bright yellow flowers with a maroon base are open for one day. Seen in many home gardens in Morrisville.
Prickly Sow-thistle
Yellow, dandelion-like flowers with an urn-shaped base. The spiny leaves wrap around the stem.
Purple Coneflower
Solitary dark pink to purple flowers with 8-21 drooping petals surrounding a purplish-brown center dome.
Queen Anne’s Lace
A lacy, flat-topped cluster of tiny white flowers that is 2-5 inches wide. The middle flower might be purple/maroon.
Rabbitfoot Clover
Fuzzy, round or cylindrical grayish-pink flower heads
Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross
Flower has four narrow yellow petals, each a 1/2 inch long, forming an X shape.
Round-lobed Hepatica
Solitary purple to white flowers with 5-12 petals on a hairy stalk.