The spiky seed heads of the Spanish Needles plant (Bidens bipinnata). Raleigh, North Carolina.

This Ghost Plant or Indian Pipe (Monotropa uniflora) gets its energy from underground fungus rather than photosynthesis. Raleigh, North Carolina.

Close up of a fiery orange bloom of a Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis). Autumn in Raleigh, North Carolina.