Flowers have 4 round petals that curve inward, with 4 green sepals as long as the petals. Flowers last less than one day.
Leaves: Smooth
Asiatic Dayflower
Flower has 2 large blue petals and one small white petal. Each flower blooms in the morning for a single day.
Bitterweed
Wedge-shaped petals with 3 lobes at the tip. The center is dome-shaped and yellow.
Blue Toadflax
Blue to purple flowers with a 2-lobed upper lip and a larger, 3-lobed lower lip with a white center. The back of the flower has a long, downward pointing spur.
Broadleaf Arrowhead
White, 3 petaled flowers. Male and female flowers are on the same scape, the male flowers on the upper portion, the female flowers on the lower portion. Male flowers have bushy yellow centers, female flowers have mounded green centers. The leaves are 12 inches long, held above water, and are shaped like arrowheads.
Bulltongue Arrowhead
White, 3 petaled flowers. Male and female flowers are on the same scape, the male flowers on the upper portion, the female flowers on the lower portion. Male flowers have bushy yellow centers, female flowers have mounded green centers. The leaves are 4-16 inches long, rising out of the water.
Dwarf St. John’s-wort
Flowers are in branching clusters at the end of the stem.
Eastern Redbud
Clusters of pink to red or purple pea-shaped flowers blooming before the leaves. Flowers grow right on the stems of new and old branches.
False Flowering Spurge
Loose clusters of white, 5 petaled flowers. A green, drooping fruit hangs from the center.
Field Pansy
Solitary flowers with pale to medium blue-violet petals with dark purple lines. Petals are unequal. The lowest petal is the largest and has a yellow patch close to the center of the flower. The two side petals have white hairs near the throat.