May Wildflowers, first week

Words cannot describe the wildflowers in northwestern Pennsylvania in May. I am going to let my pictures tell the story with minimal interruption by me.

cuckooflower

wild oats

white trillium

Solomon's seal

future bloomer


future bloomer





Mayapple to bloom soon

wild ginseng




future bloomer, tall meadow rue

pussytoes


past bloomer, bloodroot


wild ginger
strawberry


future bloomer, forget-me-nots


future bloomer

interrupted fern



bitter dock, with a monster root system for invading and staying in your gardens!


future bloomer


budding field mustard


pink and blue bluebells Viola pennsylvanica...smooth yellow violet

I included photos of non-blooming plants because, as you can tell by the lack of caption names on some, they aren't so readily identifiable as the bloomers. Stay tuned for future ID as I return to the Tidioute Riverside Trail and the Newbold Estate to follow up on them. Now, stop reading and get out there botanizing!