Branched clusters of yellow flowers with maroon centers. The yellow petals have a maroon base and 3 teeth at the tip.
Stems: Unbranched
Cardinal Flower
Bright red, 2-lipped flowers in a tall spike. The upper lip has two spreading lobes and an upright gray-tipped filament tube. The lower lip is split into 3 lobes.
Common Milkweed
Clusters of up to 100 rose pink 5 petaled flowers on long stalks.
Dandelion
Single, bright yellow flowers at the ends of smooth, hollow stalks.
Dense Blazing Star
Purple flowers in 6-12 inch spikes, blooming from the top to the bottom.
Downy Beardtongue
Flowers are pink on the outside, white on the inside, and have 2 lips. The upper lip has 2 lobes and is shorter than the lower lip with 3 lobes.
Downy Goldenrod
Flowers in conical clusters at the top of stems.
Downy Phlox
Pink to pale purple clusters of flowers with 5 petals. The flowers, leaves and stems all have hairs.
Eastern Gray Goldenrod
This goldenrod grows in clumps of unbranched stems, with the flower clusters on one side. The top of the flower cluster tends to bend.
False Nettle
Clusters of tiny green or greenish-white flowers growing in spikes between leaves.