In the Meadow ... Late August 2021

The wildflowers seem to be confused by the variations in the weather conditions over the summer.  Many flowers that bloom late in fall are already in bloom, some of them past their peak already.  

Here's a roundup of the blooms out now - not sure how long they will last:

 

 Cutleaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia laciniata
Aster family (Asteraceae)

http://illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/cl_coneflower.htm

 

 

 

 Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Aster family (Asteraceae)

http://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cn_goldenrodx.htm

 

 

 

False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Aster family (Asteraceae)

http://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/fs_sunflowerx.htm 

 

 

 

New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Aster family (Asteraceae)

http://illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ne_asterx.htm 

 

 

 

Dwarf Blazing Star

 

 

 Woodland Sunflower

 Helianthus divaricatus
Aster family (Asteraceae)

http://illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/wd_sunflower.html

 

 

Prairie Onion

 

 

 

 

 Purple Prairie Clover

 

 

 

Maryland Senna
Senna Marilandica
Pea family (Fabaeae)