Above: Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) – a member of the Asteraceae family Above: Dipsacus fullonum (Common Teasal)

Below: Ratibida pinnata (Gray-headed Coneflower) Below: Monarda didyma (Bee Balm, Wild Bergamont)  Above: Lotus corniculatus (Bird’s-foot trefoil)

Below: Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star) – One of my favorites!