Mammoth Cave Area Flora
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Agrimony
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Goldenrods
Knotweeds & smartweeds
Ruellia
St John's Wort
Sunflowers and similar
Tick-trefoils
Violets
Virginia knotweed
(Persicaria virginiana)
Formelry
Tovara virginiana
, then
Polygonum virginianum
, aka jumpseed. This late summer species is abundant in dry woods and clearings. Dry seeds are "spring loaded", jumping from the plant as they dry out. MC (Polygonaceae)