Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Base Flower Color: White, Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
This plant is considered invasive in some states.
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Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed (Verbesina alternifolia (L.) Britton ex Kearney)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
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Similar Species: Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis)
Yellow Crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis (L.) Walter)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Yellow Crownbeard, Small Yellow Crownbeard, Crownbeard
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct
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Similar Species: Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)
Green Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora Raf.)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)
Synonym(s): Green-flowered Milkweed, Green Milkweed, Wand Milkweed, Green Comet Milkweed
Base Flower Color: Green
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug
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Long-Leaved Bluets (Houstonia longifolia Terrell var. compacta)
Rubiaceae (Madder Family)
Synonym(s): Longleaf Summer Bluet, Pale Bluets
Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
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Limestone Wild Petunia (Ruellia strepens L)
Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
Synonym(s): Limestone Ruellia, Smooth Ruellia
Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
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Scaly Blazing Star (Liatris squarrosa (L.) Michx. var. squarrosa)
Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)
Synonym(s): Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris, Colicroot, Loosescale Gayfeather
Base Flower Color: Purple
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Bloom Notes: This is one of the earliest Liatris species to bloom.
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Winged Loosestrife (Lythrum alatum Pursh)
Lythraceae (Loosestrife Family)
Synonym(s): Wing-angle Loosestrife, Winged Loosestrife, Northern Winged Lythrum
Base Flower Color: Pink, Purple
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
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Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus ssp. thapsus L.)
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Big Taper, Flannel Mullein, Flannel Plant, Great Mullein, Mullein, Velvet Dock, Velvet Plant, Woolly Mullein, Orange Mullein
Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Notes: Native to Eurasia and Africa
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Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Muhl. ex Willd.)
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Base Flower Color: White, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Bloom Notes: This may be var. strigosus or var. calcicola. The difference is var. calcicola has rhizomes that bear over wintering leaf tuffs and are only known in Decatur Co. while var. strigosus has no rhizomes and is common statewide.
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