Species name: Potentilla simplex
Common name: Common cinquefoil
Plant family: Rosaceae
Native
Field notes: This plant was found on September 17th on the Knowlton Rooftop Garden, this is a flat garden, with a lot of sunlight. The flower has 5 green sepals, 5 yellow petals, 20 stamen.
Species name: Hesperis matronalis
Common name: Dame’s violet
Plant family: Brassicaceae
Field notes: This plant was found on September 17th behind Knowlton Hall, in a shady plot of soil by the back sidewalk
Species name: Liriope muscari
Common name: Lily Turf
Plant family: Asparagaceae
Not Native – comes from East Asia
Field notes: This plant was found on September 17th behind Knowlton Hall, in a shady plot of soil by the back sidewalk. I picked this plant because it was very out of place, the only one of its kind in the patch, and I did not think it was actually planted there