Acalypha virginica

Three-seeded mercury

Family: Euphorbiaceae

lobed bracts in the leaf axils

hairy stems

Agalinis tenuifolia

Slender false foxglove

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Ageratina altissima

White snakeroot

Family: Asteraceae

opposite leaves; hairless and serated

3 prominant veins on upper surface of leaf

white flowers

no ray florets

leaves are broader and have longer petioles than Eupatorium species

Agrimonia parviflora

Swamp agrimony

Family: Rosaceae

Agrostis perennans

Autumn bent grass

Family: Poaceae

Arnoglossum atriplicifolium

Pale indian plantain

Famiy: Asteraceae

leaves are triangular shaped with small lobes;

pale and smooth on the bottom

Bidens frondosa

Common beggar's ticks

Family: Asteraceae

oddly pinate leaves

leaflets are lanceolate and coarsely serrate

predominately disk florets

Bidens polylepis

Bur marigold

Family: Asteraceae

Cirsium discolor

Pasture thistle

Family: Asteraceae

white on bottom of leaf

Conoclinium coelestium

Mistflower

Famiy: Asteraceae

Cornus florida

Flowering dogwood

Family: Cornaceae

opposite, ovate/ovate-elliptic leaves

grey/brown bark is rough-textured and divided in to irregular square plates

Cornus drummondii

Rough dogwood

Family: Cornaceae

opposite, ovate leaves

slightly pubescent leaves (rough)

grey bark is covered with rough flattened scales that are taller than wide

Corylus americana

American filbert (hazelnut)

Family: Corylaceae

Desmodium paniculatum

Panicled tick trefoil

Family: Fabaceae

alternate, compound leaves

Desmodium rotundifolium

Round-leaved tick trefoil

Family: Fabaceae

trifoliate leaves

Eupatorium altissimum

Tall boneset

Family: Asteraceae

leaves have occasional teeth along margins

pubescent leaves

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Common boneset

Family: Asteraceae

leaves like the cup plant

Eupatorium serotinum

Late boneset

Family: Asteraceae

more lanceolate leaves than other eupatoriums

opposite, coarsely serrate leaves

5 veins diverge from base in leaves

Hieracium scabrum

Rough hawkweed

Family: asteraceae

latex in leaves

ovate and hairy leaves

only ray flowers

Impatiens capensis

Spotted touch-me-not/ Jewelweed

Family: Balsaminaceae

explosive seeds

Juncus tenuis

Path rush

Family: Juncaceae

very common

Lespedeza virginica

Slender bush clover

Family: Fabaceae

pink flowers

trifoliate alternate leaves

leaflets have tiny point at the tip

Liatris aspera

Rough blazing star

Liparis Liliifolia

Purple twayblade

Family: Orchidaceae

brownish/purpleish flowers

Pedicularis canadensis

Wood betony (louse-wart)

Family: Scrophulariaceae

Plantago rugelii

Red-stalked plantain

Family: Plantaginaceae

very common

Prunella vulgaris v. elongata

Self-heal

Family: Lamiaceae

Ptelea trifoliata

Wafer ash

Family: Rutaceae

in the orange family

upper surface of leaves are dark green, hairless, and shiny

bottom of leaves are pale green and hairless

Pycnanthemum pilosum

Hairy mountain mint

Family: Lamiaceae

Solidago nemoralis

Old field goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae

not much taller than a couple ft.

winged leaflets along the central stem

small white hairs on stem and leaves

inflorescense is usually more narrow and wand-like than other solidagos

Solidago speciosa

Showy goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae

very rounded inflorescence

lanceolate or narrowly ovate leaves; smooth margins; no hairs

flowering stems held erect or curve upward

small wing-like leaves in upper axils of the primary leaves

Teucrium canadense v. occidentalis

Gray germander

Family: Lamiaceae

looks like it's missing its upper petals

leaves have deep venation

serrated leaves

Tridens flavus

Common purpletop/greesegrass

Family: Poaceae

Vernonia missurica

Missouri ironweed

Family: Asteraceae

bottom of leaves are hairy

involucre bracts don't lean outward