Shinleaf, Orange Grass, Rabbit-foot Clover, Daylily

Shinleaf, Pyrola, has a naked flower stalk that bears 7 - 15 white, waxy, drooping greenish-white flowers

Orange Grass has small, very small, yellow flowers that only open in the sun.

Rabbit-foot Clover has small, dense, pinkish-gray flower heads that have a soft, fuzzy-hairy appearance.

Orange Daylily is also called Ditch Lily. Unlike true lilies the plant is not spotted and its individual blooms last for only one day.

Common Mullein, Venus' Looking Glass, Sulphur Cinquefoil, Dogbane Beetle, Field Bindweed

Common Mullein is a biennial plant with woolly spires and yellow flowers.

Venus' Looking Glass is known for its leaves that clasp around the stem.

Sulphur Cinquefoil features pale yellow flowers with deeper yellow centers. It is found in pastures, fields and along roadsides.

Dogbane Beetles are a native insect known for brilliant, iridescent blue-green metallic coloring. As its name suggests its host plant is dogbane.

Field Bindweed features white or pinkish funnel-shaped flowers. It has smaller flowers than Hedge Bindweed and smaller, arrow-shaped leaves.

Everlasting Pea, Cow-wheat, Partridgeberry, Straw Foxglove

Everlasting Pea is a climbing vine known for its showy, pea-like flowers in pink, purple or white.

Cow-wheat is a small annual with a white tubular blossom that has a prominent yellow lower lip.

Partridgeberry is a low-growing, evergreen groundcover with paired, white, four-petaled flowers.

Straw Foxglove or Yellow Foxglove has tall spires of tubular, bell-shaped flowers. The blossoms are creamy yellow with brown stippled interiors.

Black-eyed Susan, Tall Thimbleweed, Purple Loosestrife, Wild Radish

Black-eyed Susan is in the sunflower family. It's found in sunny locations.

Tall Thimbleweed has a single white flower with a cone-shaped center.

Purple Loosestrife is considered an invasive noxious weed as it aggressively displaces native wetland plants.

Wild Radish is a member of the mustard family. The flower has four petals with prominent veining.

Tufted Vetch, Chicory, Turkey Poult

Tufted Vetch is in the pea and bean family. It's found in disturbed areas, including old fields and roadside ditches.

Common chicory is found along roadsides and waste areas. Inside is a small sweat bee known for its metallic coloration.

Turkey poults are now large enough to be following mom out and about.

Nipplewort, White Avens, Milkweed, Emerald Euphoria

Nipplewort has small, dandelion-like flowers that bloom in clusters.

White Avens has five white petals and a green center. It's a member of the rose family.

Purple Milkweed is a critical host for Monarch butterfly caterpillars.

The Emerald Euphoria is flower chafer in the scarab family.

Self-heal, Hedge Bindweed, Deptford Pink, Purple-flowering Raspberry

Self-heal is a member of the mint family. It has dense, tubular flower spikes.

Hedge Bindweed is a common perennial vine known for its climbing habit. The flowers open in the morning.

Deptford Pink has five rose-pink petals dotted with small white spots.

Purple-flowering Raspberry has no thorns or prickles and has showy purple flowers.

Galinsoga, Bristly Sarsaparilla, Monkey-flower, Crown Vetch, Horsenettle, Motherwort, Evening Primrose

Galinsoga, also called quickweed or shaggy soldier, is considered a serious weed in gardens or disturbed areas.

Bristly Sarsaparilla is a perennial plant in forests and rocky woodlands.

Allegheny Monkey-flower thrives in wetland habitats.

Crown Vetch features 1-inch round clusters of 10 to 25 small pea shaped flowers.

Horsenettle belongs to the nightshade family. The stems and leaves are covered in sharp yellowish prickles.

Motherwort is a member of the mint family. It has square, ribbed stems and whorls of hairy flowers located in the leaf axils.

Narrowleaf Evening Primrose is also called Shrubby Sundrops. They only open during the day.

Sheep Laurel, Indian Hemp, St. John's-wort, Steeplebush, Rough Cinquefoil, Alfalfa

Sheep Laurel is native evergreen shrub that is toxic which explains its other name of Sheepkill or Lambkill.

Indian Hemp or Hemp dogbane features white to greenish-white, tubular-bell-shaped flowers.

St. John's-wort petals have black glands or spots along their margins. This plant was covered with St, John's Wort beetles.

Steeplebush or White Meadowsweet is deciduous shrub found in wet soils, ditches and meadows.

Rough Cinquefoil is a common weed in disturbed areas and moist soil. The five petals are often heart-shaped.

Alfalfa is a legume known for its forage value. It has purple flowers in clusters.

Monarch Butterfly, Milkweed Bugs, Carpenter's Square, Goatsbeard, Green-flowered Pyrola

Saw two Monarch Butterflies - the first of the year.

Milkweed Bugs have a black body with red or orange markings. They feed on milkweeds.

Carpenter's Square, also called Maryland Figwort, has a four-sided stem and small, sac-shaped flowers that are greenish-purple in color.

Beardtongue gets its name from the small, sterile stamen inside the flower that is covered in fine hairs.

Green-flowered Pyrola is a mixotroph, meaning it acquires carbon through both photosynthesis and by drawing nutrients from root fungi that are connected to nearby trees.