05Apr

Painted Trillium

Trillium undulatum, the painted trillium, is a wildflower of the genus trillium found from Ontario in the north to northern Georgia in the south and from Michigan in the west to Nova Scotia in the east. More from Wikipedia
05Apr

Purple Trillium

Trillium erectum, also known as red trillium, wake-robin, purple trillium, Beth root, or stinking Benjamin, is a species of flowering plant. More from Wikipedia
05Apr

Pussytoes

Antennaria is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, with one species in temperate southern South America; the highest species diversity is in North America More from Wikipedia
05Apr

Round Leaved Violet

Round-leaved violet is a yellow-flowered species, with the leaves and flowers arising from the base (stemless). Like many herbaceous plants of the eastern forests, round-leaved violet is dispersed by ants. The non-native invasive fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), which is spreading across the United States, also forages for ant-dispersed seeds. Experiments showed that when it collects [...]
05Apr

Sweet White Violet

The sweet white violet grows from 6 to 12 inches high. They grow small white flowers in spring and early summer. The lower petals have purple veins. The upper petals are often twisted or bent backwards. The stalks are a reddish tinged. They grow 1-2 inch long heart shaped leaves with a few scattered hairs. [...]
05Apr

Dutchman’s Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria is a perennial herbaceous plant, native to rich woods of eastern North America, with a disjunct population in the Columbia Basin. The common name Dutchman's breeches derives from their white flowers that look like white breeches. More fromWikipedia
05Apr

Trailing Arbutus

Epigaea repens – known as mayflower or trailing arbutus – is a low, spreading shrub in the Ericaceae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Kentucky and the Northwest Territories. More fromWikipedia
16Dec

Squirrel Corn

Squirrel corn has small yellow clustered bulblets (looking roughly like kernels of corn), finely dissected leaves, and white heart-shaped flowers. It is a spring ephemeral, leafing out and flowering in spring and going dormant in summer.

blooming spring beauty
16Dec

Carolina Springbeauty

Carolina Springbeauty (Claytonia caroliniana) is a native wildflower that produces small pink flowers in early spring. It grows in forests and forest edges in deep rich mesic soils in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York.

trout Lilly in forest
16Dec

Trout Lily

One of the earliest spring flowers in the Adirondack Mountains is the Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) – a spring ephemeral with delicate yellow blooms and mottled leaves.