beaked cornsalad

The following plant is called Valerianella radiata of the family valerianaceae:

This plant was found growing at Chapel Hill on March 15, 2007.  Native to the U.S. however, it would seem that it, or it's cousin (V. locusta), was made famous by none other than King Louis the 14th's royal gardener.  It seems to have garnered favor as a garnish.  Though, if wikipedia is to be believed, the specimen above is past it's peak and better passed over.  This flower is an example of the cyme flower arrangement

purple deadnettle

A cousin of a henbit deadnettle, Lamium purpureum is of the family lamiaceae:

This plant was found at Mule Jail March 16, 2008.  While not much to look at on its own, it can grow en mass and turn a field a pleasant shade of purple.  This is another example of the cyme flower arrangement.

corn gromwell

Buglossoides arvensis, bellow, of the family boraginaceae is an invasive species to the US and Canada:

This particular invader was found by the interstate 55 north on-ramp at High St. in Jackson MS.  The above photograph was taken March 4, 2007 on a blustery day.  Close inspection of the photograph leads one to believe the focus is off or the subject's motion was too grate, but no, the flower is simply bland where usually the stamen and pistil are found.  This flower arrangement is an example of cyme.

American beautyberry

This is Callicarpa americana of the family verbenaceae:

This plant is most noticeable in the late summer when its berries are ripe and a brilliant purple.  According the the USDA site these are edible and slightly aromatic.  I have seen the berries for a few years now and sought to  find the flower that produces them.  This picture was taken on the 4th of July in 2009 along Mule Jail road.

devil's darning needles (a.k.a. virgin's bower)

Here is a vine, Clematis virginiana in the family of ranunculaceae:

This plant was found at Mule Jail on September 7, 2008.  This is an example of a cyme flower arrangement.  Native to the US and Canada east of the Rockies, what intrigues me more than the plant is the two common names that I found for the plant.  It is possible that they could be read as antonyms, but perversely, they might also be synonyms...