Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, NovBloom Notes: The prickly fruit of Bidens species are known as beggars’-ticks, the very common, 2-pronged “stickers” that cling to one’s clothing during autumn walks. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Goldentop (Euthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. var. graminifolia)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Flat-top Golden top, Grass-leaved Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Gray Stemmed Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis Aiton var. nemoralis)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Gray Goldenrod, Prairie Goldenrod, Oldfield Goldenrod, Grayleaf Goldenrod, Gray-leaved Goldenrod, Dyersweed Goldenrod, Dwarf Goldenrod, Field Goldenrod Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Tall Tickseed, Tall Coreopsis Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Notes: Often 8-9 ft. tall (our tallest) For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Devil’s Beggartick (Bidens frondosa L.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Devil’s Beggartick, Spanish Needles Base Flower Color: Yellow, OrangeReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Annual Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Synonym(s): Annual Ragweed, Short Ragweed Base Flower Color: Yellow, GreenReproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: This plant, not Goldenrod, is a cause of hay fever, recognized by all who suffer the discomfiting allergy. For more information about this plant, Click Here. Similar Species: Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed (Ambrosia trifida L.)

Smooth Rosonweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium (A. Gray) J.A. Clevinger)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Scientific Name Synonym(s): Silphium confertifolium Small, Silphium glabrum Eggert ex Small, Silphium trifoliatum var. latifolium A. Gray, Silphium asteriscus ssp. latifolium Weber & T.R. Fisher. Common Name Synonym(s): Starry Rosinweed Base Flower Color: YellowReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, AugNotes: Notice the smooth stem and leaves lacking hairs (Glabrous). For more information about thisContinue reading “Smooth Rosonweed (Silphium asteriscus var. latifolium (A. Gray) J.A. Clevinger)”

Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella Foug.)

Synonym(s): Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo Asteraceae (Aster Family) Base Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Brown (incl. Maroon) (incl. Maroon), PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: May flower longer if rains are plentiful. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family) Base Flower Color: White, YellowReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, JulBloom Notes: Field Chamomile can be distinguished from other mayweeds by its flat leaf-segments (rather than rounded leaf-segments), and by the woolly pubescence of its foliage. It does not possess the unpleasant odor of Dog Fennel (A. cotula). For more information about this plant,Continue reading “Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis L.)”

Two-Flowered Cynthia (Krigia biflora (Walter) S. F. Blake var. biflora)

Asteraceae (Aster Family) Synonym(s): Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Dwarf Dandelion Base Flower Color: Orange, YellowReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug For more information about this plant, Click Here.