Flower heads in a large, open, branching cluster. Flowers have a domed center disk of greenish-yellow tubular florets. The flowers are sparse and are not evenly arranged around the head of the flower. This makes the plant look like it is uneven or off balance.
Locations: Crabtree Creek Greenway
Spotted St. John’s-wort
Small, 5 petaled yellow flowers with tiny black spots. The leaves and stems also have tiny black spots.
Spring Beauty
Star-shaped flowers with 5 petals that are white to pink with dark pink stripes.
Starry Rosinweed
Large, yellow, daisy-like flowers with 8-20 petals and a yellow center. The leaves can be alternate or opposite.
Tiny Bluet
Flowers are blue-lavender and have a darker, red center.
Trumpet Creeper
Clusters of orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers with 5 flared lobes.
Venus’ Looking Glass
Star-shaped flowers in groups of 1-3 on the top half of the stem.
Violet
Purple flower (deep violet to lavender, sometimes white) with darker veins and white throats. There are 5 unequal petals. The lowest petal points backward and the 2 petals on the side are hairy.
Virginia Dayflower
Flowers in crowded terminal clusters. They have 3 kidney-shaped petals. Flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon.
Winged Sumac
Large cluster of greenish-white flowers. The center leaf stalk has wings between the leaflets.