A walk along the Still River:
Purple loosestrife
Mullein
Spotted knapweed
Spotted knapweed, this aster has only disk flowers
Queen Anne’s lace
Bird’s foot trefoil
Heal-all
Button bush
Silverrod
Scientific names and families:
Purple loosestrife/Lythrum salicaria – Loosestrife Family: Lythraceae
Mullein/Verbascum thapsus – Figwort Family: Scrophulariaceae
Spotted knapweed/Centaurea biebersteinii – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Queen Anne’s Lace/Daucus carota – Parsley Family: Apiaceae
Bird’s foot trefoil/Lotus comiculatus – Pea Family: Fabaceae
Heal-all/Prunella vulgaris – Mint family: Lamiaceae
Button Bush/Cephalanthus occidentals L. – Madder Family/Rubiaceae
Silverrod/Solidago bicolor – Aster Family: Asteraceae
