Common name(s): Fringed loosestrife
Month: July 2016
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Common name(s): Slender mountain mint, Narrow-leaf mountain mint
Securigera varia
Common name(s): Crown vetch
Cardamine concatenata
Common name(s): Cutleaf toothwort
Pedicularis canadensis
Common name(s): Wood betony
Scutellaria incana
Common name(s): Downy skullcap
Hypericum perforatum (Common St. John’s wort) vs. Hypericum punctatum (Spotted St. John’s wort)
Hypericum perforatum (Common St. John’s wort) and Hypericum punctatum (Spotted St. John’s wort) closely resemble each other, with yellow, five petaled flowers about 1/2 inch in diameter and similarly sized plants (about 1 to 2 feet in height). Both bloom in early to mid-summer. From a distance, they appear identical, but can be distinguished upon closer examination.
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Sabatia angularis
Common name(s): Rose pink, Rose gentian
Ludwigia peploides
Common name(s): Floating primrose willow, Creeping water primrose
Campsis radicans
Common name(s): Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine