Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Shining Ladies Tresses, Butter-and-eggs, White Sweet Clover

Lanceleaf Coreopsis is found in sunny meadows. It has bright yellow, ray-like petals that are deeply notched.

Shining Ladies-tresses have small white flowers arranged in a spiral pattern.

Butter-and-eggs or Yellow Toadflax flowers are snapdragon-like with yellow petals and a bright orange throat.

White Sweet Clover is a member of the pea family. It has spikes of small, white flowers.

Arrowwood Viburnum, Poison Ivy, Low Baby's Breath, Moneywort

Arrowwood Viburnum has flat-topped clusters of white flowers. In late summer it produces blue-black berries.

Even the flowers of Poison Ivy contain urushiol which causes an allergic rash in most people.

Low Baby's Breath has small, delicate pink flowers. It grows in disturbed areas.

Moneywort, also called Creeping Jenny, forms dense mats. It thrives in moist, riparian areas. It has bright yellow five-petaled flowers.

Tall Meadow Rue

Tall Meadow Rue poses against ferns. It is also called king of the meadow.

Lesser Toadflax, Daisy Fleabane, Curly Dock

Lesser Toadlfax, also called Small Toadflax or Dwarf Snapdragon, is found in railroad ballast.

Daisy Fleabane, or Annual Fleabane, is known for its daisy-like flowers with yellow centers.

Curly Dock is identifiable by its densely packed whorls of small, yellowish-green flowers.

Whorled Loosestrife, Orange Hawkweed, Canada Frostweed, Mountain Laurel

Whorled Loosestrife is a native plant found in woodlands and clearings. Its leaves are arranged in whorls around the stem.

Orange Hawkweed has distinctly bright orange petals surrounding a yellow center.

Canada Frostweed only opens in bright sunshine for a few hours.

Mountain Laurel is beginning to open its flowers.

Maple-leaved Viburnum, Maiden Pink, Wood Sorrel, Wild Geranium, Greater Stitchwort

Maple-leaved Viburnum is a deciduous shrub. The small, striped beetle is a flower longhorn beetle.

Maiden Pink is a mat forming perennial. Its 5 petals are pink and have a dark band near the base.

Wood Sorrel has clover-like, heart-shaped leaves that fold up at night.

Wild Geranium has ten stamens with yellow tips that darken over time.

Greater Stitchwort has star-shaped, white flowers that have 5 deeply notched petals making them appear to have ten.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle, Beauty Bush, Blue Toadflax

Northern Bush-honeysuckle is a small shrub featuring small, yellow, tubular flowers.

Beautybush, a garden escape, is identified by its bell-shaped flowers with orange throat markings.

Blue Toadflax is a native wildflower known for its small blue-violet petals and a white throat. It's found in sandy soils and disturbed aeas.

American Cancer-root, Bittersweet Nightshade, Strawberry, Carrion Flower

American Cancer-root, previously called Squawroot or Bearcorn, it lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients from the roots of oak and beech trees.

Bittersweet Nightshade is a woody vine in the potato family that has star-shaped purple flowers with bright yellow stamens.

Saw my first Strawberry of the season.

Carrion Flower gets its name from the fetid odor it produces to attract flies as pollinators. They are dioecious, meaning male and female reproductive organs are located on entirely separate plants. Both plant types must grow near each other for pollination and fruit production. Female plant:

Male plant:

Harebell, Sandspurry, Blue False Indigo, Yellow Sweetclover, Multiflora Rose

Harebell, also called Scottish Bluebell, grows on rocky banks.

Sandspurry is a small plant that can be found in driveways and roadsides.

Blue False Indigo features blue-lavender flowers clustered on upright spikes.

Yellow Sweetclover has tall, spike-like clusters of small, yellow, pea-like flowers.Found along roadsides and disturbed areas.

Multiflora Rose features small, fragrant white flowers with a distinct yellow center. It is considered highly invasive forming dense thickets that crowd out native species.

Birdsfoot Trefoil, Cow Vetch, Alsike, Tent Caterpillar

Birdsfoot Trefoil is a part of the pea family. It's found along roadsides, in meadows and in other disturbed areas.

Cow Vetch is also called Tufted Vetch and is known for its dense clusters of purple flowers arranged on one side of the stem.

Alsike Clover is pale pink. It's found in meadows, fields and along roadsides.

An Eastern Tent Caterpillar features a black body with a continuous white stripe running down its back. Along the sides it has brown and yellow lines with distinct oval blue spots. They construct communal silk nest or "tents' in the forks of tree branches.