spring '08 wildflower pics

[Jason Berard]

WOW! awesome.
thanks for sharing, Jim.

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Vacation

April vacation, man I miss being in school! Nice shots, Jim! I love the Tree Frog.

KDT

 

[w7xman]

More from hikes in Southern NH, but quite a cool morning this morning...

Marsh Marigold in full bloom, also found bluets and wood anemone in full bloom last night...

 

[arghman]

now that is a nice picture.

we have about 3 acres of trout lilies at our county farm; some of them have started to bloom but not quite yet.

 

[Tim Seaver]

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

 

[w7xman]

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Wow Tim,

That is a great find, and a great shot of it. Fantastic!

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Tiny white flowers...

Took a walk in the Kingston Town Forest today. Saw these...
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides

Red Stem Violet Viola blanda

Goldthread Coptis trifolia

Dwarf Ginseng Panax trifolius

KDT

 

[arghman]

from rocky woods:


columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)


early saxifrage (Saxifraga virginiana)



pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Awesome!

Haven't come across any of those yet, will have to look harder!

KDT

 

[w7xman]

Arghman,

Great shots, and I concur with Kevin, I haven't seen any of those yet this year...

I'm suprised the columbine is so early...
Were you in Goffstown when you shot these???

I got out Tuesday for a walk in Pawtuckaway, saw all the usual suspects, and found Wood Anemone for the first time this year...

As a cautionary note, the black flies are now TERRIBLE!!!! in southern NH...

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

More...

Beautiful shot of the anemone, Jim! A true eye looks at things from all different angles. Almost every shot of a flower you see is a front angle, but this shows there is much beauty to be seen if one looks a little closer.

On Tuesday I hiked in the Sargent Wildlife Management Area in Newton and East Kingston, NH. I took these unimaginative, front angle shots of the following...

Wood Anemone Anemone qinqueuefolia

Bluets Houstonia caerulea

Wooly Blue Violet Viola sororia (I think)

Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta (not a flower)

KDT

 

[arghman]

those are some mean looking claws, like something from one of those superhero comic strips.


fringed polygala (Polygala paucifolia)

 

[Jason Berard]

what's this?

bellwort?

trout lily with .....garter snake, not ribbon snake, I think.

all seen on Moose Mtn. today....also first day with black flies.

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Shots

I believe it is Canada Mayflower, also known as False Lily of the Valley.
Sessile-leaved Bellwort and a garter snake I believe to be correct. Nice shots!

Jason , I don't believe I've ever seen Fringed Polygala before. Nice shot!

KDT

 

[Jason Berard]

thanks Kevin.The garter snake was so calm, I hung out with it for about 10 minutes!
I'm a beginner on wildflower ID, so I'm glad I'm in the right ballpark with these.

The first picture.....I'm not sure about Canada Mayflower.....I saw a bunch of those today that were just about ready to flower. It's impossible to tell with my picture, but the leaves are coming directly from the ground, not off a stem, and they are bigger than Canada Mayflower. To me, they looked more like Lady Slipper leaves.....but I don't think that's what they were, given what I can see of the budding flower in the middle of the leaves........of course, like I said, I'm a newbie.
could it be Clintonia?

 

[Karst]

Clintonia would be my guess.

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Clintonia

I think you guys are right, most likely Clintonia. I have a tough time with ID before there's an actual flower. I think you're right on.

KDT

 

[Edelweiss]

On a hike in the Catskills this past weekend, we came across meadows of trout lilies. This cluster was along a herd path heading towards Little Pisgah Mt.

 

[Kevin Judy and Emma]

Trout Lilies

Beautiful shot, thanks for sharing!

KDT

 

[Jason Berard]

foamflower

saw this on a trip through the woods behind my house to find a 19th c. slate quarry. I think its foamflower.

also more wood anemone: