Common Dandelion - One of the most common flowers of the Mississagi River Valley and elsewhere, the dandelion is a feathery, yellow flower with wide green leaves. It is used in making wines, soups and salads. When the flower matures, the petals become white and loose, blowing away in the wind to land in the soil and reproduce.

Common Mullein - This flower has a tall stalk with lemon-yellow flowers growing along it. The mullein can get as high as 2 to 6 feet, and grows from June to September in meadows, damp areas and on roadsides. The leaves were used by Native Americans and early European settlers to line their moccasins and shoes, as the velvetiness provided warmth. The mullein is sometimes called the Sentry Plant because its rigidness likens it to a sentry standing guard.

Common Pipewort - This is an aquatic plant found in shallow or swampy water, with a long, thin, seven-sided stalk topped by a single dirty-white flower. The pipewort flowers in July to September, in the wet areas of the Mississagi River Valley.

Common St. Johnswort - This herb, with 5 brilliant yellow petals on each flower and brown, oval fruit, can grow up to 2 1/2 feet. It flowers in June to September, in pastures, roadsides and dump areas. The flower's name derives from the belief that the blossoms bloom on St. John's Eve, which is the 24th of June. St. Johnswort is used in making natural anti-depressants, and is quite common in the Mississagi River Valley.

Coreopsis - A tall stem flowers one lone, yellow, daisy-like blossom. Growing 1 to 2 feet high, coreopsis grows from May to July in sandy, rocky or disturbed soil.

Downy Yellow Violet - This plant grows small, soft, pale-yellow flowers and heart-shaped leaves. It can reach 6 to 16 inches of height, and blossoms from May to June in richly soiled forests.