Queen Anne’s Lace

A lacy, flat-topped cluster of tiny white flowers that is 2-5 inches wide. The middle flower might be purple/maroon.

Ragweed

Green male flowers are cup shaped and arranged in a spike. The tiny female flowers are in clusters between the leaves.

Rough-leaf Goldenrod

Bending spikes of yellow flowers, often on one side of the branch. The leaves are wrinkled.

Running Five-Fingers

Each plant has a single flower. Each of the 5 petals is narrow toward the center and rounded at the tip. The center of the flower is flattened and surrounded by many stamens.

Rusty Blackhaw

Clusters of tiny, white, 5 petaled flowers. The leaves have red hairs underneath, and have red stems.

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.

Spotted Beebalm

Flowers in whorled clusters of 2-6 at the top of the stem. Each cluster of flowers is supported by large whitish to pink-purple leaf-like bracts. The flowers are yellow with purple spots, split into 2 lips. The lower lip has 3 lobes with a notched middle lobe, the upper lip is arched and hairy at the tip.