הזיהויים של jamelamoroso

Utility right-of-way. Generally disturbed, clay soil. Interestingly, although plants were scattered, many were growing close to the larger look-alike Tripsacum dactyloides.
@jamelamoroso, I am a bit overwhelmed and do not know what to say. The crazy thing is that @ungberg challenged me to find this historical species, what, 2 years ago? I spent lots of time learning about it, looking at images, etc., because I really wanted to meet that challenge, but never imagined I actually would. The plant introduced itself to Bruce and I this morning, with initial confusion from the two of us. Bruce may have a count for you. If not, I’ll gladly go back.
Eric, man, I give you ALL the credit for this. Let me know when you have another challenge for me.

A new Asclepias for me!
Small roadside cemetery, pines, oaks, and sassafras trees surrounding, adjacent to sand quarry land.
At least a dozen plants, with most growing in the lawn and subject to repeated mowing.

Very nice of this population of plants to leave two old seed pods in place for an ID! Roadside. Ten clumps of stems with 27 flowering stems total, many of which were multi-branched.
Associates are grasses, Rosa carolina, Phlox nivalis, Oenothera linifolia, Marshallia obovata, and still working on IDs for Euphorbia spathulata/obtusata and Scutellaria parvula/australis