I am slowly gathering a list of plants that have volunteered here, usually using iNaturalist as a guide to get the identifications. Here are some more of my favorites (loved by bees and butterflies, too).
Plains Fleabane (Erigeron modestus)
This has volunteered in both front and back gardens. Apparently if I cut the plant back, there will be more blooms later in the year.
Tickseed (Genus Coreopsis)
This plant has volunteered in several parts of the front pollinator garden. I’m certain this is a Tickseed, but I don’t know which one. It’s related to the Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) that I planted underneath my rain gauge.
Old Plainsman (Hymenopappus artemisiifolius)
I have a few of these volunteers in the back yard. They are biennials, so presumably they have been lurking here since last year.
Roadside Gaura (Oenothera suffulta)
I think I have only one of these plants, right in the middle of my wildflower meadow. Each flower has four petals on the upper side, and hanging down are eight stamens (male parts) and one pistil (female parts).
Rewilding My Lot 
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