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What else do you want me to say?

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The scientific name for a mussel is... Bivalve molluscs.

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That's it. That is all there is. But it is funny looking.

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You can eat the berries, though they are sour.

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The scientific name for this plant is... Rhus typhina.

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A jellyfish in a lake? Yeah, I wondered that too.

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I'll be focusing on the mint plant in this column. It should refresh you.

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No, this is not sellable at a jewel shop, please do not try.

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The key feature of the plant is the reddish looking branches.

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Successfully caught Dragonfly Nymph. Don't forget to catch them all.

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Even though it has milk in the name this doesn't promote bone growth.

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The scientific name for this plant is... Diospyros virginiana.

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This time there are no berries to eat. But that doesn't mean you can eat the leaves.

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Everything was already covered on the previous Sumac!

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The scientific name for a freshwater jellyfish is... Craspedacusta sowerbii.

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The scientific name for a dragonfly nymph is... Aeshnidae odonata.

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The scientific name for this plant is... Solidago nemoralis.

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The scientific name for this plant...

Asclepias incarnata.

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Bivalves exclusively live in salt water, though rare circumstances in evolution that bivalve groups managed to adapt to life in fresh water. Which is why in present day there are several fresh water mussel groups that are not closer related to each other than all being bivalves.

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Most bivalves are found in coastal seas, but their diversity is greatest on continental landmasses, where large rivers create suitable deltaic habitats and the continental shelf is broad. Except on tropical ones with coral reefs, few bivalves are found on islands

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The primitive bivalve was almost certainly a detritivore (consumer of loose organic materials), and the they still pursue this mode of life today. Feasting mainly on plankton or algae.
Because of their proximity to shore and sometimes exposure to the air as tides go in and out, one of the biggest mussels predators are birds. Various species of gulls, ducks, geese and other aquatic birds are their main predators. Some birds will dive under the water to grab buried mussels and crack them open with their powerful beaks.

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http://www.molluscs.at/bivalvia/index.html?/bivalvia/main.html
https://www.britannica.com/animal/bivalve/Ecology-and-habitats
https://www.britannica.com/animal/bivalve/Food-and-feeding
https://sciencing.com/what-eats-mussels-4964157.html

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The scientific name for the mint plant is... Mentha spicata.

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I hope for those reading this that most of the information presented here is accurate. However, I can not make such claim. Remain skeptical of what I've said and what you've read.
With that said, I truly hope that everything presented here is correct and I hope you'll forgive me if it is not.

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These delicate creatures are gentle swimmers and cannot tolerate much of a current, so they usually occur in calm or standing waters. They are most often found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and quiet or sluggish pools next to flowing water. They usually float just below the surface and when they appear are often seen in great numbers. They swim by pulsating contractions of the bell-like body.

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The native range of this species is eastern Asia (specifically, the Yangtze River valley), but it has been transported around the world and now has a global distribution (in appropriate habitats). Considering that the polyp stage of this animal adheres to objects such as submerged plants, it is easy to see how it could have been imported to Europe, North America, and elsewhere as a hidden passenger on ornamental aquatic plants such as Chinese water lilies and water hyacinths. The podocyst resting stage, like tiny seeds, may also be easily transported from place to place. This species may also have spread, in part, by being included in the water with stocked (moved) fish, or even on the feet of migrating birds, among other possible modes of transfer.

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The medusae wave their tentacles slowly in the water. When a daphnia, copepod, or other tiny prey touches a tentacle, special stinging cells discharge to help subdue the prey. The tentacles draw the food into the jellyfish’s mouth. Any tiny animal is fair game, but zooplankton (microscopic animals that float in the water) are the staple.

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https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/freshwater-jellyfish

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Nymphs are common in many aquatic habitats. They are especially common near clumps of aquatic vegetation or submerged tree roots. Because they lay eggs in water, adults are usually found near water, though their fast, strong flight takes them many places.

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Not much information was available on much of the web of where this specific species originate from, however from what I can piece together they seem to be only found in the United States and therefore can be guessed to be their natural habitat.

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Dragonfly nymphs are lie-in-wait predators resting quietly on the substrate or on submerged plants. When a potential meal swims or walks near, the nymph’s extendable jaws flash outward to snatch and draw in the food, which can be any small aquatic animal or even the claw of an equal-sized crayfish. Adult dragonflies hold their legs in a basket shape during flight; they snatch up and eat small flying insects.

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https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/dragonfly-larvae

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The scientific name for this plant is... Verbascum thapsus.

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It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, and has become invasive in temperate world regions. It is a minor problem for most agricultural crops, since it is not a competitive species, being intolerant of shade from other plants and unable to survive tilling. It also hosts many insects, some of which can be harmful to other plants.

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Mullein has a broad native range including Europe, north Africa and western central Asia. It has been introduced to Japan, Sri Lanka, Reunion, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. It is naturalized in temperate regions, where it can become abundant in open, disturbed areas

Common mullein is native to Europe, but it is now found on every continent except Antarctica. (As I said, it gets around…)   The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides a range map, but it's really found pretty much everywhere in the U.S.

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Only a few animals use mullein for food. Certain species of thrips, stinkbugs, weevils, and leaf bugs will eat mullein leaves; but these are insects which were brought over from Europe. Short-horned Grasshoppers, such as the Differential Grasshopper, will also eat leaves.
American Goldfinches, Indigo Buntings, and a few other birds eat mullein seeds.

Common Mullein provide shelter for insects in the winter. Since rosettes survive through the cold weather, leaves provide warm and protection for ladybugs, plant bugs, and black bugs, among others.

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https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/56652
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus#Ecology
https://commonsensehome.com/weekly-weeder-13-common-mullein/

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It grows in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, especially in East Asia, Africa, and North America.

Rhus typhina generally prefers fertile, upland sites, but tolerates a wide variety of conditions. It is tolerant of slightly acid soil conditions and textures ranging from coarse to fine. Typical growing sites include open fields and roadsides, fence rows, railroad rights-of-way, and burned areas. It also thrives in polluted city air, and grows in such inhospitable sites as cracks in the pavement.

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Rhus typhina is a large, deciduous shrub to small tree, native to Canada and the USA.

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Rhus typhina has a wide resistance to insects and diseases. Rhus typhina has a high antifeedant activity against spider mites (Tetranychidae) and may distinctly inhibit their survival and fecundity. Lygocoris communis have been found on R. typhina. The fungus, Botryosphaeria ribis may cause damage to Rhus typhina.

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http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHUS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#cite_note-4
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/47400#tosummaryOfInvasiveness

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Wetlands, mostly on margins and banks of rivers.

Spearmint tends to thrive with plenty of organic material in full sun to part shade. The plant is also known to be found in moist habitats such as swamps or creeks, where the soil is sand or clay.

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Native: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicilia, Sinai, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia

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Diseases are the most common threat to the spearmint, not many  predators (except humans) eat this minty herb.

Fungal diseases are common diseases in spearmint. Two main diseases are rust and leaf spot. Rust affects the leaves of spearmint by producing pustules inducing the leaves to fall off. The leaf infection looks like a circular dark spot on the top side of the leaf.

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https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/HerbHunters/spearmint.html
https://www.kew.org/plants/spearmint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint#Ecology