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spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe)

Centaurea stoebe is a species of Centaurea found in Northern Italy. It is also an invasive species in the United States, and particularly widespread in dryer regions of the Pacific Northwest. This species along with Centaurea diffusa are the stereotypical “tumbleweed” of the West- breaking off at the top of the roots which facilitates its seeds spreading far and wide, but arean’t actually native to the North American continent, but to a similar dry climate in…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126089709

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common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)

Prunella vulgaris (known as common self-heal , heal-all, woundwort, heart-of-the-earth, carpenter’s herb, brownwort and blue curls) is an herbaceous plant in the genus Prunella.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124402833

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Water Purslane (Ludwigia palustris)

Ludwigia palustris is a species of flowering plant in the evening primrose family known by the common names marsh seedbox, Hampshire-purslane and water purslane. Its native distribution is unclear, but includes parts of the Americas; it can be found on most continents and spreads easily to become naturalized. It is also cultivated as an aquarium plant. This is an aquatic or semiaquatic perennial herb which grows in moist to wet to flooded areas. It is sometimes.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124397067

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Carolina ruellia (Ruellia caroliniensis)

Ruellia caroliniensis, the Carolina wild petunia, is a wild petunia with blue or violet flowers that appear in the spring, summer, and autumn. Its leaves are light green. This species is native to the southeastern United States.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124395997

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river cane (Arundinaria gigantea)

Arundinaria gigantea is a species of bamboo known by the common names giant cane (not to be confused with Arundo donax) and river cane. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in the south-central and southeastern states as far west as Oklahoma and Texas and as far north as Maryland. This species is divided into two subspecies. The subspecies tecta is sometimes treated as a species in its own right, Arundinaria tecta, and…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124395927

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Bitterweed (Helenium amarum)

Helenium amarum is a species of annual herb in the daisy family known by the common names yellowdicks, yellow sneezeweed, fiveleaf sneezeweed, and bitter sneezeweed. It is native to much of the south-central United States (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila), and it is present elsewhere in North America, Australia, and the West Indies as an introduced species.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124116731

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wild potato vine (Ipomoea pandurata)

Ipomoea pandurata, known as man of the earth, wild potato vine, manroot, wild sweet potato, and wild rhubarb, is a species of herbaceous perennial vine native to North America. It is a twining plant of woodland verges and rough places with heart-shaped leaves and funnel-shaped white flowers with a pinkish throat. The large tuberous roots can be roasted and eaten, or can be used to make a poultice or infusion. When uncooked, the roots have purgative

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124116594

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kudzu (Pueraria montana)

Pueraria montana is a species of plant in the botanical family Fabaceae. At least three sub-species (alternatively called varieties) are known. It is closely related to other species in the genus Pueraria (P. edulis and P. phaseoloides) and the common name kudzu is used for all of these species and hybrids between them. The morphological differences between them are subtle, they can breed with each other, and it appears that introduced kudzu populations in the U

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123295501

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netted chain fern (Woodwardia areolata)

Lorinseria is a genus of fern in the subfamily Woodwardioideae of the family Blechnaceae. Its only species is Lorinseria areolata (synonym Woodwardia areolata), the netted chain fern, native to eastern North America. The monotypic genus Lorinseria has been separated from Woodwardia in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), on the basis of its anastamosing veins and lobed frond form, as well as its more marked

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122854138

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narrowleaf mountainmint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, the narrowleaf mountainmint, slender mountainmint, common horsemint or Virginia thyme, is a plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to eastern North America.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122853092

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Helmet skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia)

Scutellaria integrifolia, commonly called helmet flower or helmet skullcap, is a flowering plant in the mint family. It is native to the eastern United States where it is found in openings in mesic, acidic soil. It likely requires disturbance in the form of fire to maintain its appropriate habitat.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122852832

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Allegheny blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis)

Rubus allegheniensis is a species of bramble, known as Allegheny blackberry and simply as common blackberry. Like other blackberries, it is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is very common in eastern and central North America. It is also naturalized in a few locations in California and British Columbia.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122851056