Wildflower Expedition

Bidens aristosa (Swamp Marigold)

Wild Impatiens (Impatiens capensis) Spotted Touch-Me-Not

Thistle

another thistle

thistle seed

Pokeweed (Poke Salad) Inkberry

Buckeyes in Boneset (Eupatorium)

Silver Spotted Skipper on Ironweed

prairie grass (of some sort)

another

Another view of Bidens

Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

Some natives in garden...Asters and Goldenrod

Maximilian Sunflower in garden

in the wild

Goldenrod in the wild - energy depot for Monarch migration

same

Great Blue Lobelia

Evening Primrose

Great thread J. Thank you for sharing your wildflowers exp. I'm learning so much from you.

Nice pics, jmorth, thanks!

The first prairie grass you show is Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), not yet blooming.

The second is Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in full bloom with the stamens dangling.

http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=765.0

If you (or anyone) can help me out on a couple of ID's here, too, that would be great!

Rick

Rick,
I think the Lespedeza may be L. capitata (round headed bush clover).
and thanks for your id of the grasses.

Yes, Lespedeza capitata is high on the list.
http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=779.msg11241#msg11241
But I am not familiar with any other lespedeza species so I can't compare. I'm just not sure if it is "round headed" enough. I've never really noticed it at that stage before to know. If you have, I'd love to know. Maybe I will get back up there and see how it developed.

Nice fall tour j!

Thanks for the beautiful pictures. I took a long walk a couple of weeks ago and saw a yellow flower growing abundantly in the woods surrounding my home. I see it in your pictures listed as evening primrose.I'm in zone 9a. It's interesting that this plants grows well in both our locations.
Next time I take a plant observing expedition I'll bring my camera.
Would this plant be ok to transplant to my garden? I don't want to disturb any plants that should not be disturbed of course so I figured I'd ask before trying to move a couple.

Better plan is to watch them and collect seeds. They self sow easily in my yard, so that should be easy to grow. The plant will start with this, then become a rosette, sort of like a dandelion, before shooting up to bloom. I beleive it is biennial.

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Hi all, have you 'Heart-A-Bustin' up North? I saw this in a park the other day. They're so darling.

I don't think they're real common near me- but I have a new baby one in the garden.

Yes, we do have Euonymus atropurpureus (Eastern Wahoo) native in the southern half of Minnesota, and other areas south and/or east.

Ours are usually small or little tree forms.

Rick

Rick, it's amazing it's that hardy. I'm trying to cultivate more of them in our 'woodland garden'. Mainly to provide habitat for wildlife, birds ect.