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Tuberculed Orchid (Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl.var flava)

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Southern Rein Orchid, Southern Gypsy-spike, Palegreen Orchid, Northern Tuberculed Bog Orchid

Base Flower Color: Green, White, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept
Notes: There are two varieties of this plant. The other is var. herbiola, where most bracts of the inflorescence exceed the flowers.

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Price’s Aster (Symphyotrichum kentuckiense (Britton) Medley)

Symphyotrichum (American Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Miss Price’s Aster, Sadie’s Aster

Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Yellow – rarely White
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct

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Stiff Leaved Goldenrod (Solidago rigida L.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct

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Purplestem Beggarticks (Bidens connata Muhl. ex Willd.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Base Flower Color: Orange, Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Sept, Oct

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False Daisy Eclipta prostrata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus.)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Synonym(s): Eclipta, Pie-plant, Botoncillo, Botón Blanco, Clavel de Pozo, Yerba de Tajo

Base Flower Color: White
Reproductive Phenology: Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct
Notes: This plant is listed as invasive

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Japanese Clover (Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.)

Fabaceae (Pea Family)

Synonym(s): Common Lespedeza, Lespedeza

Base Flower Color: Pink
Reproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept

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Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa (Michx.) Britton)

Asteraceae/Compositae (Aster/Composit Family)

Synonym(s): Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower

Base Flower Color: Yellow
Reproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov
Bloom Notes: The prickly fruit of Bidens species are known as beggars’-ticks, the very common, 2-pronged “stickers” that cling to one’s clothing during autumn walks.

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