Tubular flowers split into 2 lips. The upper lip is hooded and hairy. The lower, drooping lip has 3 lobes and purple spots. 6-10 flowers cluster at the top of the stem.
Environments: Dry
Kidneyleaf Rosinweed
Clusters of yellow flowers with 6-12 petals. The kidney-shaped leaves grow up to 14 inches long and are at the base of the plant.
Piedmont St. Johnswort
Yellow flowers with five petals growing in dense clumps. Leaves are linear and needle-like.
Pineywoods Goldenrod
Large clusters of small yellow flowers. The flowers are mostly on the upper side of each branch. The stem is often leaning over. The leaves bend downward or backward, and have smaller leaves alongside them.
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.
Ragweed
Green male flowers are cup shaped and arranged in a spike. The tiny female flowers are in clusters between the leaves.
Reclining St. Andrew’s Cross
Flower has four narrow yellow petals, each a 1/2 inch long, forming an X shape.
Rough Sunflower
Bright yellow flowers with 8-15 petals and a darker yellow center. Leaves are rough on one or both sides, and hairy underneath.
Running Five-Fingers
Each plant has a single flower. Each of the 5 petals is narrow toward the center and rounded at the tip. The center of the flower is flattened and surrounded by many stamens.