My friend P wrote that when I posted a picture of purple-headed sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) on social media. I included a few pictures in my August 7 post here, but want to share a few more. It’s such a photogenic flower!  That’s a pearl crescent (Phyciodes tharos) sitting on the flower head. Here are a few more pictures from my August ramblings on the banks of the Potomac.    

fogfruit, aka frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata; Verbenaceae)

        blue vervain (Verbena hastata; Verbenaceae)               riverbank goldenrod (Solidago racemosa; Asteraceae)      

tall meadow rue (staminate flowers; Thalictrum pubescens; Ranunculaceae)