Bouncing Bet, Blue Vervain, Pokeweed

Bouncing Bet, AKA Soapwort, is a common roadside species.

Moist thickets, meadows and shores host Blue Vervain.

Just about any moist soil location is suitable habitat for Pokeweed. John

Woundwort, Butter and Eggs, White Vervain

Low meadows, swamps and shores are home to Woundwort, AKA Marsh Hedge Nettle.

Butter and Eggs graces roadsides and waste places.

White Vervain is a relatively inconspicuous component of thickets and weed patches. John

Pipsissewa, New Jersey Tea, Canada Lily

Pipsissewa, AKA Prince's Pine, is an evergreen species found in dry woods.

Dry open woods and rocky banks are home to New Jersey Tea.

Canada Lily, AKA Meadow Lily or Wild Yellow Lily, favors damp meadows and swamps. It's nodding bell flowers can be either yellow or red. John

Basswood, Mock Strawberry, Winterberry

Basswood, AKA Linden, grows in rich woods yet is often planted along city streets as a shade tree.

Mock Strawberry, AKA Indian Strawberry, does not officially grow in Vermont however these were in a dooryard in the town of Athens.

B;ack Alder, AKA Winterberry, or Christmas Berry, favors swamps, bogs, thickets and the shores of streams and ponds. John

Shinleaf, Whorled Coreopsis, White Avens, Venus's Looking Glass

Shinleaf is a common woodland flower.

Whorled Coreopsis is an introduced species here but native farther south.

Thickets and open woods are home to White Avens.

Venus's Looking Glass opportunistically inhabits thinly vegetated margins. John

Swamp Candles, Shining Ladies' Tresses, Pale St. Johnswort

Swamp Candles, AKA Yellow Loosestrife, is exclusively found in wet places.

Moist calcerous seeps are favored by Shining, AKA Wide-leaved, Ladies' Tresses.

Wet places are prime habitat for Pale St. Johnswort. John

Japanese Spirea, Cow Parsnip

Japanese Spirea has escaped to roadsides near residences.

Cow Parsnip can be seen in rich moist locations. Cow Parsnip is a close relative of Giant Hogweed and the sap of either can cause skin irritation and burns. John

Showy Tick Trefoil, Sweet Scented Water Lily, Meadow Cranesbill, Raccoon kits

Woods, banks and roadsides are brightened by Showy Tick Trefoil.

Warm shallow ponds are habitat for Sweet Scented, AKA Fragrant, Water Lily.

Meadow Cranesbill, an alien, can be seen in woods and meadows.

Raccoon kits are foraging with their mother. John

Black-eyed Susan, Meadowsweet, Purple Loosestrife, Rabbit-foot Clover

Black-eyed Susans grace a variety of open areas.

Meadowsweet favors moist or rocky locations.

Swamps and wet meadows are home to alien invasive Purple Loosestrife.

Rabbit-foot Clover, anothe ralien, colonizes dry fields and roadsides. John

Common Elder, Chicory, Watercress, Deptford Pink

Common Elder is flowering in moist thickets.

Chicory, an alien, favors roadsides, fields and waste places.

Springs, streams and other shallow standing waters support watercress, also an alien.

Deptford Pink, yet another alien, dots fields and roadsides. John

Day Lily, Hedge Bindweed, Horse Nettle, Canada Thistle

Day Lilies have escaped from gardens to meadows and roadsides.

Hedge Bindweed drapes through moist thickets and weed patches.

Sandy fields and waste places are home to Horse Nettle.

The alien invasive Canada Thistle colonizes pastures and waste places. John

Everlasting Pea, Partridgeberry, Great Spangled Fritillary

An alien, Everlasting Pea, AKA Perennial Pea, often planted for erosion control, can be seen along roadsides and in waste places.

Partridgeberry is an evergreen woodland species.

Great Spangled Fritillaries add their own touch of color to wildflower patches. John

Monkey Flower, Common Mullein, Asiatic Dayflower, Dogbane Leaf Beetle

Monkey Flower is found exclusively in wet places.

Fields and roadsides are habitat for Common Mullein.

Alien Asiatic Dayflower favors moist shaded areas especially near dwellings.

Beautifully irridescent Dogbane Leaf Beetles are starting to show up on the leaves of Spreading Dogbane. John

Common Evening Primrose, Musk Mallow, Nipplewort

Common Evening Primrose favors dry open spaces, often roadsides.

Musk Mallow, an alien, shows up in waste places and on roadsides.

Another alien, Nipplewort, is also a common roadside weed. John

Clammy Ground Cherry, Lesser Toadflax, Hop Clover

Fields, clearings and open woods are home to Clammy Ground Cherry.

Lesser Toadflax , an alien, favors roadsides, weedy places and railroad ballasts.

Weedy places, fields and roadsides host swaths of Hop Clover, another alien although a long established species. John