Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s):Base Flower Color: Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
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Rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (L.) Hilliard & B. L. Burtt)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Sweet EverlastingBase Flower Color: Yellow, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Purplehead Sneezeweed Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon), Purple, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: The genus is thought to have been named by Linnaeus for Helen of Troy. The legend is that the flowers sprung up from the ground where her tears fell. For more informationContinue reading “Purple-Headed Sneezeweed (Helenium Flexuosum Raf.)”
Southern Prairie Aster (Eurybia hemispherica (Alexander) G.L. Nesom)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Single Stemmed Bog Aster; Southern Prairie Aster Base Flower Color: Yellow, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Orange Coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida Aiton var. fulgida)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers.)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Eastern Daisy Fleabane Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus L. var. philadelphicus)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: Pink, White YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, JunBloom Notes: The name appears to be derived from a belief that the dried plants repelled fleas or that the plants were poisonous to fleas. For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Round-Leaved Ragwort (Packera obovata (Muhl. ex Willd.) W. A. Weber & A. Love)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Feb, Mar, Apr For more information about this plant, Click Here.
Cankerweed (Nabalus serpentarius (Pursh) Hook)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Lion’s Foot, Butterweed, Gall Of The Earth Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sep, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.