Last Saturday my dog Lily and I took a familiar walk in the woods — only it wasn’t so familiar. There were plants sprouting, woodpeckers arguing (loudly), colorful flowers, and flowering shrubs; it was finally spring in the forest.
My dog, Lily, on the Parker Brook Trail
We went back again on Sunday, camera in hand. I was able to identify some of the plants in the photos, but some are still a mystery to me. Do you know about these forest flowers, plants, and shrubs? Please share your woodsy knowledge!
Parker Brook, Pittsfield State Forest (Massachusetts)
May 2, 2010
Sprouting acorn, a.k.a. a seedling oak tree
Unknown (to me) white flowering shrub
Common blue violet
Fiddleheads. Can you harvest any type?
Do you know the fern species?
Common trillium
Unknown white to very pale pink flower; seems to grow in patchy sun
