Wildflowers 2

Painted Trillium [Trillidium undulatum]. North Central, Pa. 5-20-22. This trillium had four leaves instead of the normal three, and notice the unusual brown streak in the right petal.

Jack In The Pulpit [Arisaema triphyllum]. Central, Pa. 5-14-22

Large Flowering Bellwort [Uvularia grandiflora]. North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

Miterwort, Bishop's Cap [ Mitella diphylla] & Red Trillium [Trillium erectum]. North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

Miterwort, Bishop's Cap [ Mitella diphylla] North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

Red Trillium [Trillium erectum]. North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

One of my favorite pictures of Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena], and their amazing foliage. There are three plants in this picture. North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 5-4-22

I just had to take one last look at the amazing and fortunate find a friend, and I had made several weeks ago in North Central, Pa. Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena]. Another friend did a wonderful job of surveying the area and together we found an extraordinary 36 plants mixed in with the normal flowering Hepatica! There was quite a diversity in plant form and color, with some really amazing and striking colors. The only reason these Hepatica were still blooming [vs normal flowering Hepatica] was because, lacking pollinating capabilities of normal Hepatica, they were still in hopes of being pollinated. 5-4-22

Rue Anemone [Thalictrum thalictroides] Dauphin County, Pa. 4-29-22

Wonderful Miterwort, Bishop's Cap [Mitella diphylla]. North Central, Pa. 4-22-25

Long Spurred Violet [Viola rostrata]. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Sharp Leaved Hepatica [Hepatica acutiloba]. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Spring Beauty [Claytonia virginica]. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Dutchman's Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria] in bud, buds opening, and full bloom. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22.

Dutchman's Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria] in full blooom. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22.

Dutchman's Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria] buds opening. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22.

Dutchman's Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria] in bud. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22.

Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica's [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Red Trillium [Trillium erectum]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22

Sharp Leaved Hepatica [Hepatica acutiloba]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22

This has now been confirmed as double flowering Sharp Leaved Hepatica [Hepatica nobilis var. acuta f. plena], a very rare wildflower mutation. What makes this flower so special and rare is not just its beauty but the fact that at least 12 different individual plants and as many as 15 were found in this particular site, along with many hundreds of regular flowering beautiful Sharp Leaved Hepatica. North Central, Pa. 4-25-22

Round Leaved Yellow Violet [Viola rotundifolia]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-25-22

Trailing Arbutus [Epigaea repens]. Dauphin county, Pa. 4-14-22

Trailing Arbutus starting to open. Dauphin County, Pa. 4-11-22 [Epigaea repens]

It won't be long now! Buds of Trailing Arbutus [Epigaea repens]. Dauphin County, Pa. 4-6-22. One my favorite wildflowers, and one I always look forward too!

Spotted [Striped] Wintergreen [Chimaphila maculata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 3-14-22

This is that part of the Goldenrod [Solidado] plant called the receptacle. It holds the individual flowers and later the seeds of the plant, these picture show the receptacle empty after the seeds have all dispersed. If you look close at the receptacle head you can see the perfect indentations where each individual seed or achene was held. For years I was mistaken and thought I was looking at a dried flower from possibly Fleabane. I think these receptacles are beautiful in the stark winter landscape, and a reminder of warmer summer days. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-14-22.

Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed. Dauphin County, Pa. 1-15-22

Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21

Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata], dried seed pods. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21

The beautiful Rattlesnake Weed plant in December [Hieracium venosum]. Dauphin County, Pa.12-3-21

This is an example of a tiny young Rattlesnake Weed plant just starting to get veining on its new leaves. Notice the leaf at the top shows barely any veining at all, also notice the really long filaments ["Hairs"] and the new leaf unfurling in the center [complete with many filaments]. [Hieracium venosum], Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21. It would seem fall and winter are the growing times for this beautiful and unusual plant.

The beautiful foliage of Rattlesnake Weed in December [Hieracium vevosum]. This picture really shows off the deep reds and purples of the veining on the leaf. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21. I have often wondered what purpose the "hairs" serve on this beautiful and interesting plant, which are longer and much more visible this time of year.

Indian Tobacco seed pods in December [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-1-21. The growing season has long since past, the heat, the bugs, the drought, and all the other struggles that this tiny plant has faced. All that is left now are these pods, a reminder of earlier days. The pods are now empty of their seeds, but they have a beauty all there own on a stark cold winters day. I thank God that I can still see it.

December flowers, Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis Virginiana]. Dauphin County, Pa. 12-3-21

The beautiful foliage of Rattlesnake Weed, still vibrant in November, especially in the younger plants. [Hieracium venosum]. Dauphin County, Pa.

The beautiful Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana] in bloom. Dauphin County, Pa. 10-25-21

Common Witch Hazel [Hamamelis virginiana]. Fall colors and flowers, it wouldn't be fall without it! . Dauphin County, Pa. 10-16-21

My first time seeing a pink Indian Pipe [Monotropa uniflora], a perennial wildflower . What a beautiful and fascinating plant. It has no chlorophyll for photosynthesis and making its own energy, instead "Indian Pipe is a parasitic plant that survives by borrowing nutrients from certain fungi, trees and decaying plant matter. This complicated, mutually beneficial process allows the plant to survive." Dauphin County, Pa. 9-24-21

New England Aster [Symphyotrichum Novae-angliae]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 9-24-21

Blue Mistflower [Conoclinium coelestinum]. Dauphin County, Pa. 9-7-21.

Spotted Bee Balm [Monarda punctata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 9-7-21

Indian Grass in Bloom [Sorghastrum nutans]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-31-21.

Indian Grass in Bloom [Sorghastrum nutans]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-31-21. The feathery parts are stamens [male] and stigmas [female] parts of the plant, the stamens make pollen.

Canada Mayflower in fruit [Maianthemum canadense]. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21

Bunchberry in fruit [Cornus canadensis]. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21

Blue Bead lily [Clintonia borealis] in fruit. Coos County, N.H. 7-14-21

Little Bluet [Houstonia caerlea]. Coos County, N.H. 7-9-21

American Twinflower [Linnaea borealis]. Coos County, N.H. 7-12-21

Tall Meadow Rue [Thalictrum pubescens]. Coos County, N.H. 7-7-21

Pinesap [Monotropa hypopitys]. Coos County, N.H. 7-15-21

Hooded skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata). Coos County, N.H. 7-13-21.

Bladder campion (Silene vulgaris). Coos County, N.H. 7-6-21

Miterwort, Bishop's Cap [Mitella diphylla] in seed. Coos County, N.H. 7-11-21

Common Strawberry, Wild Strawberry [Fragaria virginiana]. Coos County, N.H. 7-10-21

Little Yellow Rattle [Rhinanthus minor]. Coos County, N.H. 7-6-21.

Fireweed [Chamerion angustifolium]. Coos County, N.H. 7-13-21

The Tiny and beautiful, Cow-Wheat [Melampyrum lineare].Dauphin County,Pa.6-25-21

Fly Poison [Amianthium muscitoxicum].Dauphin County,Pa.6-21-21

Rattlesnake Weed and its flower [ Hieracium venosum].Dauphin County, Pa.6-14-21

The beautiful and delicate Whorled Loosestrife [Lysimachia quadrifolia].Dauphin County, Pa.6-16-21

Sheep Laurel [Kalmia angustifolia]. Luzerne County,Pa.6-10-21

Fly Poison [Amianthium muscaetoxicum] just starting to bloom. Dauphin County,Pa.6-5-21

Mountain Laurel [Kalmia latifolia]. Dauphin County,Pa.6-5-21

The beautiful foliage of Rattlesnake Weed in the rain. Dauphin County,Pa.5-28-21. Like a finger print every leaf has it's own individual pattern. [Hieracium venosum]

Wild Flax [Linum perenne]. Dauphin, County,Pa.5-25-21

The beautiful foliage of Rattlesnake Weed [Hieracium venosum]. Dauphin County,Pa.5-25-21

Lowbush Huckleberry in bloom [Vaccinium angustifolium].Dauphin County, Pa.4-27-21

The beautiful Trout Lily [Erythronium americanum].Potter County,Pa.4-26-21

Spring Beauty [Claytonia virginica].Potter County,Pa.4-26-21

Trailing Arbutus, May Flower [Epigaea repens].Dauphin County,Pa.4-19-21

Coltsfoot [Tussilago farfara].Dauphin County,Pa.4-8-21

Red Maple [Acer rubrum] in bloom.Dauphin County,Pa.4-9-21

Flaxleaf Aster [Lonactis linariifolius] in winter.Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.

One of my favorite wildflowers anytime of the year,but especially in winter,where it always stands out from all other plants.It has a wonderful mint smell,even in winter.The tiny American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21.

Seed pods in winter,Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata].Dauphin County,Pa.1-29-21

Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima].Tioga County,Pa.12-13-20

These are that part of the seeds of a Goldenrod [Solidago] called the pappus [the filaments extending out from the center to form a circle].They,the pappi,act in the same way Milkweed or Dandelion seeds do in helping the seeds disperse on the wind.Underneath the pappus you can see an individual seed [in what is known as the achene] attached to each pappus.A marvel of nature's evolution to help seeds disperse and thus ensure the plants continued survival.

Dried White Wood Aster in winter [Eurybia divaricata].Tioga County,Pa.12-12-20

The seeds of a Goldenrod [Solidago].Tioga County,Pa.12-12-20.

Goldenrod in seed [Solidago].Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20

Silver- rod,White Goldenrod [Solidago bicolor] in seed.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20

Penstemon calyx sPenstemon calyx seed pods.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20.eed pods.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20.Thank you to Matthew Ross for the IDPenstemon calyx seed pods.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20.Thank you to Matthew Ross for the ID

Penstemon calyx seed pods.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20.ss for the ID

Tall Thimbleweed [Anemone virginiana] in seed.Tioga County,Pa.12-11-20

Tall Goldenrod [Solidago altissima] in seed.Tioga County,Pa.12-13-20

Beautiful Witch Hazel in bloom [Hamamelis virginiana].Dauphin County,Pa.10-15-20