Showy, fragrant, white five petaled flowers.
Locations: Crabtree Creek Greenway
New York Ironweed
Tiny, fluffy, deep purple flower heads in a 3-4 inch wide terminal cluster.
Opposite Leaf Dwarf Dandelion
Small, solitary dandelion-like flowers with 12-35 toothed petals.
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.
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.
Prickly Sow-thistle
Yellow, dandelion-like flowers with an urn-shaped base. The spiny leaves wrap around the stem.
Scarlet Creeper
Red funnel-shaped flowers with a yellow throat.
Scarlet Rose Mallow
There is one funnel-shaped flower per stalk. Flower petals are spoon-shaped and slightly creased.
Sericea Lespedeza
White to pale yellow pea-shaped flowers with purple spots in the center. One to four flowers cluster in between the leaves.
Small Venus’ Looking Glass
Flowers range in color from blue-violet to pink-purple to lavender. They are star-shaped and have 5 white stamens. Flowers open one at a time.