What is this wildflower?

It looks a lot like wild mustard but it isn't. We saw whole fields of them as soon as we crossed the southern Kentucky border heading north. I don't remember seeing them here last year but this year they're everywhere.

What is it?

There appear to be both a purple and a white version as well - lots of them along the side of the road.

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dolmansaxlil

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According to the Seek app it’s butterweed. It is related to (or is a variety of?) ragwort.

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wtg

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It’s toxic to animals, can kill cattle and horses that eat it.

https://www.thehypertufagardener.com/butterweed/

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The purple and white flowers are probably phlox. They're blooming prodigiously alongside roadways around here now.

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