Gaillardia aestivalis is less showy and is the one found most in the park. Bull Nettle doesn't look much like a member of the Euphorbiaceae or Spurge Family. The seeds are edible, but it takes someone very brave to go in after them. Another odd Euphorb is Stillingia sylvatica , Queen's Delight. Only the milky sap and the three lobed fruits give it away.
Summer brings a luxuriant growth of Hoary Pea, Tephrosia onobrychoides .
It makes mounds about a foot tall, covered with pink flowers. The foliage is softly and densely pubescent. Dayflower is a close relative of the Spiderwort. Linneaus named this genus Commelina after the Dutch Commelijn brothers. The two eldest brothers were prominent botanists, represented by the two large blue petals, while the small white petal signifies the third brother, who was somewhat less of an achiever.