Goldenrod is a flower found around the EcoLab. It is also known as the solidago. Larva may build a gall on the stem that protects it. The larva eats its way out. It is now a golden rod gall fly.

The juniper is a short, prickly short bush that grows about three feet tall. These can be found most places at the EcoLab.

The plant above has four different names, queen Anne's lace, bird's nest, wild carrot, and its scientific name, daucus carota. They live two years, the first year, it is short and green, and looks like a domestic carrot. The second year it is more often called queen Anne's lace. The picture above is the second year.

The plant pictured above is a devil's darning needle. It is poisonous to humans. The devil's darning needle is a vine, and it has small white flowers on it.

This plant is dogwood. It is a small shrub with red branches. Their is also a dogwood tree, but that is a different plant that is not to be confused with the shrub.

These plants are called cattails. They grow around the pond and by the creek. The roots/tubers of these plants are edible. The tops of the cattails have the seeds in them. The part that holds the seeds supposedly look like corndogs.