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Senna obtusifolia (Chinese senna, American sicklepod or sicklepod) is a legume in the genus Senna, sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Diallobus. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and is considered a particularly serious weed in many places. It has a long-standing history of confusion with Senna tora and that taxon in many sources actually refers to the present species.
Lobelia puberula, or downy lobelia, is a perennial herbaceous wildflower in the Bellflower family (Campanulaceae) native to eastern and south central United States. It is the most common blue-flowered Lobelia in the Southeast. It grows in mesic (moderate moisture) to hydric (moist) habitats in sun or partial shade.
Elephantopus tomentosus is a species of perennial flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southeastern United States. It blooms from July to September.
Micrathena mitrata, the white micrathena, is a species of orb weaver in the family of spiders known as Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Brazil.
Lespedeza virginica (slender bush clover or slender lespedeza) is a species of bush clover native to much of the Eastern, Southern, and Midwestern United States, as well as Ontario, Canada. L. virginica is listed as threatened by the US federal government in Wisconsin and New Hampshire.