There are one to two leaves, each divided into 3 large leaflets, creating an umbrella for the flower. Under the leaves is the pulpit, which is a green, hooded cover surrounding the flower spike (or jack). The tiny flowers are hiding inside the pulpit and they are clustered on a green or yellow spike. The flower size mentioned here is the jack size.
Environments: Wet
Large Buttonweed
Single small, white, cross-shaped flowers in between leaves.
Lizard’s-tail
White flowers in a tightly-packed spike that bends over at the end. The flower spike is 2-14 inches long. The leaves have a heart-shaped base.
Longbristle Smartweed
Small pink flowers on spikes. Sometimes there is a gap between the lower flowers. There are long hairs where the leaf attaches to the stem, and at the base of the flowers.
Marsh Dewflower
Small, light purple or pink 3 petaled flower growing in between the leaves.
Narrowleaf Cattail
Cylindrical flower with female flowers below the male flowers on the stalk. There is a gap of 1/2 inch to several inches between the two sections of flowers.
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.
Rain Lily
Fragrant white trumpet flowers that turn pink after pollination.
Sallow Sedge
Ornamental grass (sedge) with yellow-green seed heads that look like spiked corncobs.
Scarlet Rose Mallow
There is one funnel-shaped flower per stalk. Flower petals are spoon-shaped and slightly creased.