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montage of NE wildflowers found on roadsides

Key to Wildflower Photos
1. Wild Bergamont, 4’ tall, Blooms June-August, Native perennial (Monarda fistulosa)   13. Purple Prairie Clover, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms June-July, Native perennial (Petalostemon purpurea)
2. Blue Sage, 1 1/2’-4’ tall, Blooms late July, Native perennial (Salvia azurea)   14. Showy Partridge Pea, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms July-August, Native annual (Cassia chamaecrista)
3. Bird’s-foot Trefoil, 2"-2’ tall, Blooms June and July, Introduced perennial (Lotus corniculatus)   15. Chicory, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms July, Introduced annual (Cichorium intybus)
4. Prairie Wild Rose, 1 1/2’ tall, Blooms June, Native perennial (Rosa arkansana)   16. Purple Poppy-mallow, Stems spreading 2’, Blooms June, Native perennial (Callirhoe involucrata)
5. Sawtooth Sunflower, 5’-8’ tall, Blooms July-October, Native perennial (Helianthus grosseserratus)   17. Yarrow, 1’-2’ tall, Blooms June-October, Native perennial (Achillea millefolium)
6. Dotted Gay-feather, 1 1/2’-2’ tall, Blooms August-September, Native perennial (Liatris punctata)   18. Shell-leaf Penstemon, 2’-3’ tall, Blooms May-June, Native perennial (Penstemon grandiflorus)
7. Pink Smartweed, 3’ tall, Blooms July-September, Native perennial (Polygonium bicorne)   19. Pale Purple Coneflower, 3’ tall, Blooms July, Native perennial (Echinacea pallida)
8. White Aster, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms August-September, Native perennial (Aster ericoides)   20. Upright Prairie Coneflower, 1’-2’ tall, Blooms June-July, Native perennial (Ratibida columnifera)
9. Lead Plant, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms June, Native perennial (Amorpha canescens)   21. Black-eyed Susan, 1’-2’ tall, Blooms June-July, Native biennial (Rudbeckia hirta)
10. Prickly Poppy, 2’-4’ tall, Blooms June-July, Native annual (Argemone polyanthemos)   22. Dame’s Rocket, 3’ tall, Blooms June, Introduced biennial (Hesperis matronalis)
11. Hairy Vetch, vining 1’-4’, Blooms June, Introduced annual (Vicia villosa)   23. Plains Prickly Pear, 6" tall, Blooms May-June, Native perennial (Opuntia polyacantha)
12. Plains Coreopsis, 1’-3’ tall, Blooms July and August, Native annual (Coreopsis tinctoria)   24. Ironweed, 4’-6’ tall, Blooms July-September, Native perennial (Vernonia species)