Sunday, April 6, 2014

Swamp dogwood


Dogwood (Cornus).  Due to the blue berries I am going to guess that it is the Swamp dogwood (Cornus obliqua).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sw_dogwood.html


Orange jewelweed



Orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens_capensis

Cup plant


Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cupplantx.htm




White-lined sphinx moth on pasture thistle


White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) on pasture thistle (Cirsium discolor).  The caterpillars of the sphinx moth are hornworms which might feed on your tomato plants.

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hlinelin.htm

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ps_thistlex.htm


Tall coreopsis

Tall coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/tl_coreopsisx.htm


Wild rye

Wild rye (Elymus, possibly Elymus canadensis).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/va_rye.htm


Burdock

 


Lesser burdock, Arctium minus.

http://www.friendsofeloisebutler.org/pages/plants/burdock.html

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/cm_burdock.htm