Queen Anne’s Lace
Genus/species: Daucus carota
Common Name: Queen Anne’s Lace
Family: Apiaceae, the Parsley family
Identification notes: Flowers have umbel inflorescence and are white in color, usually with one purple floret in the center. They become concave when in fruit. The plant stands 1-3′ high.
Location: dry grassy plain near a small pond. Found on 09/17/2014.
Black-eyed Susan
Genus/species: Rudbeckia serotina
Common Name: Black-eyed Susan
Family: Asteraceae, the compound family
Identification Notes: Flower has head inflorescence with yellow rays and disk is a dark brown/black. Stem leaves are slightly toothed. Both stalk and leaves are bristly and pubescent. The plant stands 1-3′ high.
Location: Dry grassy plain near a small pond. Found on 09/17/2014.
Canada Goldenrod
Genus/species: Solidago canadensis
Common Name: Canada Goldenrod
Family: Asteraceae, the compound family
Identification Notes: Florets yellow. Main stem is smooth near the base and pubescent above. Leaves narrow and lancelate. Leaves margins are serrate. The plant stands 1-5′ high.
Location: Dry grassy gently sloping plain. Found on 09/17/2014.
Very nice pictures. I like how clear the Queen Anne’s Lace is. I believe right now most of them are starting to fold as I could not find one in bloom still. Doing a quick google search I found that the entire plant is edible and have a lot of different uses depending on what part of the plant you want to eat. I never noticed It until this past summer but the white umbel is a dead give away, but without the flower Queen Anne’s Lace can be easily misidentified as poison hemlock or giant hogweed which both cause blisters on the skin and are part of the same family apiaceae.