Summer Bindweed . . . (Calystegia sepium:  from the Greek kalyx = a cup + and stege = a covering: refers
to the green two-part bracts which seem to hold the white flowers like a pair of
hands, especially before the flowers open.) Introduced to North America.
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Spotted Knapweed, a notorious weed  . .

Wild Bergamot, bracts . . .

Frost Grape on Queen Anne's Lace

Japanese Knotweed

(Photographs were made Sunday, the 3rd of July 2005)