Carolina Wild Petunia blooming low among leaf litter at a woodland edge. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Ruellia caroliniensis, commonly called Carolina Wild Petunia or
White vervain’s wiry, branching flower spikes open just a few tiny blooms at a time. Photo: Kerry Woods, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Verbena urticifolia,
Western vervain forms a loose, sprawling mat of toothed leaves and lavender flower spikes. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Verbena lasiostachys, commonly called Western Vervain,
Tall, wand-like stems of Hooker’s evening primrose rise from a basal rosette of narrow leaves. Photo: Dcrjsr, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Oenothera elata, commonly
Smooth hedgenettle in bloom, with a bumblebee working the hooded pink flowers. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Stachys tenuifolia, commonly known as Smooth
Roundleaf catchfly’s scarlet, deeply fringed flowers, with developing seed capsules behind. Photo: Gary M. Stolz, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Silene
Great hedgenettle in bloom, its tall spikes of maroon-bracted pink flowers rising above broad leaves. Photo: Eric Hunt, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Stachys chamissonis,
Cardinal catchfly’s unmistakable scarlet, deeply fringed flower. Photo: Björn S., Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Silene laciniata, commonly called Cardinal Catchfly or Fringed Indian Pink,
California Indian pink’s deeply fringed scarlet flower above its hairy, gray-green foliage. Photo: peganum, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Silene californica, commonly known as California
Widow’s cross colonizing a limestone cedar glade, Cedars of Lebanon State Park, Wilson County, Tennessee. Photo: Mason Brock / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Sedum pulchellum,
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