Well, I am not feeling 100% on all of these, but here is what we have come up with so far:
Nodding Wild Onion
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Allium cernuum
Southern Harebell
Campanulaceae (Bluebell Family)
Campanula divaricata
Jewelweed or Spotted Touch-me-not
Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family)
Impatiens capensis
Jewelweed or Pale Touch-me-not
Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family)
Impatiens pallida
Jewelweed or Pale Touch-me-not
Balsaminaceae (Touch-me-not family)
Impatiens pallida
(yellow and white flowers on the same plant)
More Pale Touch-me-not
Woodland Sunflower
Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Helianthus maximiliani
**I am especially unsure of this one. I think I have the family right though
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed
Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Eupatorium purpureum
(possibly spotted Joe-Pye Weed)
Purple-flowering Raspberry
Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Rubus odoratus
Purple-flowering Raspberry
White Wood Aster
Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Aster divaricatus
Wood Nettle
Urticaceae (Nettle Family)
Laportea canadensis
Laportea canadensis
??
Wood Nettle
Self-Heal
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Prunella vulgaris
The kids and I will be working to identify these wild plants and flowers over the next day or so and I will come back and update with common and Latin names.
Oh, and the kids helped choose and design a blog header too. Keats is especially picky about things. I think we must have switched it out a dozen times today! They love being involved.
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