Tall Ironweed  

A late bloomer here, this tall multi-bloomed specimen was beginning to open mid-August.

 
 
I am taking my best guess on some of these plant identifications. If you have better information, please email me for corrections! Many thanks! — LDH  
           
Photos by Lauren Hawkins, 8/03
 
Plants in various stages of growth are visible in these summer views of flora on remnant of moist-soil prairie near the Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River in Fayetteville, Arkansas