weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them. -- a.a. milne

Seems like the perfect devo for today

while walking at Bringle, I noticed that one of my favorite little wildflowers have opened up -- Blue-eyed Grass.

it isn't grass at all, but has foliage that looks like grass. this particular one is the Swordleaf Blue-Eyed Grass.

Field Mustard.  Mustards can be other colors besides yellow.  But they have 4 petals, 6 stamen.  The petals are either in the shape of an X or and H.  This one has both.  If you determine that a plant is truly a mustard, then all parts are edible.

Native Americans would make a poison with this plant to kill crows, hence the name, Crowpoison
Also called False Garlic.

Texas Toadflax.  Great nectar source for pollinators and important food source for caterpillars.  Native to southern US and naturalized to the northern parts of the country

One of the Daisy Fleabanes.  I think this one is Philadelphia Fleabane. It may be edible, but probably not palatable. Superstition has it that these dried flowers would rid a place of fleas.  Not so.

Reversed Clover

Pretty exciting to see the Monarchs arrive

This one is a male

Meanwhile, back in our own yard, I pulled some of these wild onions.

I think they look so cool!

The roots were tasty!  

This has popped up in one of my flower beds

I'm hoping it's Beebalm ..... time will tell

One of our native Spidorworts! I believe this one may be Bluejacket.
Any time "wort" is in the name of a plant, that indicates it has medicinal uses.  Want to guess one of them for this one?
(based on its name)