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Spring 2017
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Copyright (2017)

Mid May, 2017:

Red-Ring_Milkweed
White Milkweed, aka Redring Milkweed   (Asclepias variegata)


Beardtongue
Eastern Gray Beardtongue   (Penstemon canescens)


Beardtongue
A color variation of Beardtongue


Salvia
Blue Nettle-leaf Salvia   (Salvia urticifolia)


Goats_Rue
Goat's Rue   (Tephrosia virginiana)


Partidge-Berry
Partridge Berry   (Mitchella repens)



Early June, 2017:

Colicroot
White Colic Root {Colicroot}   (Aletris Farinosa)


Silky_Dogwood
Silky Dogwood   (Cornus amomum)


Clasping_Milkweed
Clasping Milkweed with bee


Clasping_Milkweed
Clasping Milkweed   (Asclepias amplexicaulis)


Leather_Flower
Vasevine, aka Leather Flower   (Clematis viorna)


Sundrops
One of the Sundrops   (Oenothera sp.)


Fritillary_Milkweed
Great Spangled Fritillary   (Speyeria cybele)
on Butterflyweed Milkweed   (Asclepias tuberosa)



Sensitive_Briar
Sensitive Briar   (Mimosa nuttallii)


Monarda_fistulosa
Wild Bergamot   (Monarda fistulosa)


Clasping_Milkweed
Clasping Milkweed, single flower


Butterfly_Milkweed
Skipper on Clasping Milkweed


Horse_Nettle
Carolina Horse Nettle   (Solanum carolinense)
Not a true nettle, but a member of the Nightshade family...



Skullcap
A pale variety of Hairy Skullcap   (Scutellaria elliptica)



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