A walk through the park:
Joe Pye weed, a member of the aster family, closeup shows disk flowers and no ray flowers. Fuzzy “hairs” are stigmas.
Summersweet
Butterfly weed
Butterfly weed closeup shows unusual arrangement of petals, corona and stamens (and ants)
Swamp Milkweed, similar to butterfly weed with an unusual arrangement of petals, corona and stamens
Hedge bindweed
Obedient plant
Obedient plant closeup shows irregular flowers characteristic of the mint family
Blue vervain
Blue vervain closeup shows slightly irregular flowers
Purple loosestrife
Glodenrod
Glodenrod closeup shows disk and ray flowers characteristic of the aster family
Cup plant and blue vervain
Cup plant closeup
Scientific names and families:
Joe Pye Weed/Eupatorium maculata – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Summersweet/Clethra alnifolia L. – Family: Clethraceae
Butterfly Weed/Asclepias tuberosa L. – Dogbane Family: Apocynaceae
Swamp Milkweed/Ascelpia incarnata – Dogbane Family: Apocynaceae
Hedge Bindweed/Calystegia sepium – Morning Glory Family: Convulvaceae
Obedient Plant/Physostegia verginiana – Mint Family: Lamiaceae
Blue Vervain/Verbena hastata – Verbena Family: Verbenaceae
Purple loosestrife/Lythrum salicaria – Loosestrife Family: Lythraceae
Goldenrod/Solidago canadensis – Aster Family: Asteraceae
Cup Plant/Silphium perfoliatum – Aster Family: Asteraceae
