More Colorful Sites

This is a collection of flowers, wildlife and other things that have been observed on the La Russell Access site (along Spring River). I hope that you enjoy them as much as the Stream Team members have.

You may want to visit the Missouri Flora webpage for additional information about these plants. (click on photographs for close up)





Silphium perfoliatum, blooming late July




Solidago altissima, Goldenrod, blooming late July











Rudbeckia triloba, blooming late July











Hibiscus lasiocarpos, blooming late July











Convolvulus sepium, blooming late July











Cirsium vulgare, Thistle, blooming late July











Desmodium nudiflorum,blooming early August











Solanum carolinense, blooming early August











Verbesina alternifolia, blooming mid-August.