Round Terminal Clusters

Hop
Clover (Trifolium
agrarium)
: Grows along edges and roadsides. Blooms in
summer. Location: Cranberry Wilderness.

Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea):
In the Parsley family. Blooms in May. Location:
Cornelius Creek Tr, Jefferson NF, VA.

Yellow
Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima): Similar to Golden
Alexander but with smaller flowers, thinner stems and smooth
(vs. toothed leaves. Photo by Ken Clark.


Black
Mustard (Brasica nigra): Upper leaves smooth, small,
narrow and lanceolate. Lower leaves large, bristly and
coarsely lobed. Location: Fort Frederick SP, MD. Photo by
Dimitri Tundra.
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Round Terminal Clusters (Con't)

Winter
Cress (Barbarea vulgaris): An alien. Early leaves can
be used in salads. Photo by Dimitri Tundra.

Meadow Parsnip
(Thaspium trifoliatum): As the scientific name implies, the
leaves are divided into three leaflets. Photo by David
Bennick.

Horsemint (Monarda
punctata): At first glance one might think they are
looking at a pink or purple flower but these are merely the
colorful leaves and bracts that surround pale yellow flowers
with brown or purple dots. It reminds me of slightly old
bananas. A member of the mint family that prefers open,
sandy areas. location: Glendening Preserve, MD.
Others


Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia
humifusa): Just starting to
bloom here. Location: Billy Goat Trail, Great
Falls National Park, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.
Close up by Dimitri Tundra.
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Others (Con't)

Yellow Harlequin Corydalis (Corydalis
flavula): Flowers May-Sept.
Very small flowers. Location: Shenk's Ferry Wild
Flower Preserve, Holtwood Recreation Area, PA.
Close-up by Ken Clark.

Bird's-foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), invasive.
Location: Double Pine Schoolhouse, Green Ridge SF, MD.


Witch
Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana): The only shrub known to bloom in this region in
November. Location: Along Passage Creek and the Tuscarora
Trail, Massanutten Mt., GWNF, VA. Close up taken at Halfmoon
Lookout, Great North Mt, GWNF, WV.

Pale Jewel Weed (Impatiens
pallida): AKA Touch-Me-Not. Summer Bloomer.
Location: SNP, Nicholson Hollow Trail.
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Others (Con't)

Trout Lily (Erythronium
americanum): Stream-side plant but has also been
found on PA ridge tops. Blooms in May. Location:
Pond Run Trail,
Green Ridge State Forest, MD.

Squaw Root(Herniaria
glabra ): Parasitic plant devoid of Chlorophyll. Gets
it's nutrients from the roots of Oak trees. Location:
Long Pond Trail, GRSF, MD.

Beechdrops
(Epifagus virginiana): Parasitic plant found growing
only under Beech trees. Lacks Chlorophyll. Pale Yellow to
red-brown. Location: Pochahontas Tr, WV.

Perfoliated Bellwort (Uvularia
perfoliata): Stems grow through the leaves as the
flowers nod. Grows on dry mountain trails. Blooms in May.
Location:G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area, VA.
05/09. Photo by Ken Clark.
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Yellow
Lady's-Slippers (Cypripedum calceolus): In the orchid
family. Related to Pink Lady's-Slippers. Two flowers on one
stem (as shown here) is a rarity. Location G. Richard
Thompson WMA, VA.

Winter
Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), native to Europe, blooms
extremely early. It was apparently
planted long ago as ground cover; found near the Iron
Furnace Exhibit at Oregon Ridge, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.
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Yellow Iris
(Iris pseudacorus): A garden escapee now naturalized.
Found in marshes and along streams. The only yellow Iris
found in the wild. Photo by Anita Mueller.
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