Stems: Hairy

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.

Star Chickweed

Flowers with 5 white petals that are so deeply notched that they appear to be 10 petals. The petals are longer than the sepals behind them.

Starry Rosinweed

Large, yellow, daisy-like flowers with 8-20 petals and a yellow center. The leaves can be alternate  or opposite.