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: