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yup (Pontederia cordata)

Hmm. A toughie. If in either NH or VT or ME, please call the appropriate Natural Heritage office + ask them for ID help (you will probably need to revisit when flowers open), as it is a rare plant in both states (so please don't post location info). edit: Maine has a decent synopsis of most of...

we hiked Mt Eisenhower on Sunday: Edmands Path: Grv N N Y* N there's a kiosk and it has a map (not sure of size though). otherwise no amenities (I thought I remembered a toilet but that was not correct).

yes, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata (formerly known as Potentilla tridentata)

weird. No idea, I can't even tell you which family. It either looks like a mutated version of something I should know, or it's a garden escape.

dunno, looks like an orchid, not Spiranthes, doesn't quite look like Epipactis helleborine, needs a closeup of the flowers and/or basal leaves. edit see Newcomb's Guide p.44 Habenaria sp. (H. flava or H. clavellata?) = Platanthera sp. yes, a lily, probably wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum). Try...

both are Hypericum sp. (St. John's wort), the left one probably H. mutilum because of the elliptical leaves, the right one probably H. canadense because of lance-shaped leaves (ref = Newcomb's Guide)

From the USDA PLANTS database: USDA PLANTS also indicates whether a species is known to be only introduced (it's colored in a different color on the map). So it's probably native to a subset of its North American range.

nah, I think uncommon, not rare. I ran into a few on my Mt Isolation hike + then later a whole bunch by the Moore reservoir. I've never seen it in the southern part of the state but you run into it in the northern forest from time to time.

looks like Diervilla lonicera

are you sure? that looks like a dogwood (Cornus sp.), the leaves are very distinctive

Penstemon sp. (but there are about a hundred zillion species of them, so good luck) p.s. great photo -- it illustrates why the common name for penstemon species is "beardtongue"

Went to hike down from the Cow Pasture to Alpine Garden but there was a large steep untrammeled patch of snow about 30'-50' across on the steep part, no easy way around. We had other constraints so did not attempt. Hopefully by now the way is clear. Diapensia lapponica, Loiseleuria procumbens...

I would hope that the book publisher has given you a form to sign which spells out what they expect. If they have, you can look over it and see if it works for you. I've done this before (nothing in print yet, alas) and it's fairly straightforward, they usually just want to ensure they have the...

Gaylussacia baccata (black huckleberry)

how odd, it's native, kind of uncommon, and doesn't seem to be aggressive (I had 1 stem of it pop up in my lawn, haven't seen any for several years) -- it parasitizes on various things but I don't know which species.

it's a small area, not hard to see lots of stuff. I never did look much at the ferns when I went (late April), would be curious to see your photos. If I recall correctly there's kind of a north-south valley between two hills. You'll get a good sampling if you go in the valley (ferns) south...

Fragaria sp., probably virginiana (strawberry)

yeah, definitely Trichophorum cespitosum (deer's-hair sedge). The tufted look w/ the single small flowerhead gives it away. Graminoids are tough, but you could have narrowed it down to sedges (not grasses/rushes) by feeling the leaf blades for edges... this one is just distinctive, Tricophorum...

If you're talking about the one that goes over Rim Junction between the Wild River Valley and Evans Notch, you need to be aware that the Wild River portion of it is in the new Wilderness Area and has a limitation of 10-person group size. Otherwise that used to be a good group hike for families...