Buttercup: Alkali

Alkali Buttercup or Shore Buttercup  

Ranunculus cymbalaria

We've taken many walks down by the lake over the last 3-4 years but this is the first year (2010) that I've noticed these tiny, tiny plants/flowers down by the lake shore:

2010 May 26

The flowers had that shiny look of buttercups so I knew what family to begin looking under!

2010 May 26

Swamp Hedge Nettle

Swamp Hedge Nettle (Stachys palustris ssp. pilosa)

We found this plant growing around our local lake:

2008 July 14

2008 July 14

2008 July 19

A perennial herb also called Woundwart.

Eyebright: Common

Common Eyebright (Euphrasia nemorosa)

2008 September 14
Greeny Lake

2008 September 14
Greeny Lake

This site may be an interesting read regarding the possible usefulness of this plant.