Hairy purple flower with a hooded upper lip. The spreading lower lip has two white bands. The upper leaves are lance-shaped and have smooth edges, while the lower leaves are oval-shaped with toothed edges.
Environments: Moist
New York Ironweed
Tiny, fluffy, deep purple flower heads in a 3-4 inch wide terminal cluster.
Orange Jewelweed
Cornucopia-shaped, orange to orange-yellow flowers with reddish-brown spotting. Flower has a backward-pointing spur and two lips. The lower lip is larger and is split into two lobes.
Pencil-flower
Clusters of 2-6 yellow pea-shaped flowers.
Periwinkle
Solitary purple flowers with a pinwheel shape. There is a white mark at the base of each petal.
Philadelphia Fleabane
One hundred or more white (sometimes pink or lavender) threadlike petals surrounding a yellow center. The leaves and stem are shaggy-hairy. The leaves are oval and clasp the stem.
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 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.