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Northern Starflower
July 26, 2025
A northern starflower blossom. These delicate white flowers rise mere inches from the forest floor, seeming to prefer the muted light that reaches them beneath
Trout Lilly
May 27, 2025
Although the field guide I consulted tells me that trout lillies are common throughout the region, this is the first one I can recall having
Forest Flowers
May 15, 2025
Wildflowers within the forest seem more special to me, perhaps because relatively few species can tolerate the shade, or perhaps because they are often small
Spring Wildflowers
May 6, 2025
As spring progresses, the spring beauties and Dutchman’s breeches give way to a more diverse collection of wildflowers. Cutleaf toothwort, Dog violet, Small-flowered Crowfoot, Bitercress
Spring Beauty Gallery
April 17, 2025
This collection of Eastern Spring Beauty blossoms (Claytonia virginica) comes from last spring, over a period of several weeks around the Lee Hill and Rowlands
Dicentra cucullaria
April 15, 2025
Dicentra cucullaria, although I prefer the common name, “Dutchman’s breeches.” Visually, it reminds me of the “bleeding heart” in my backyard garden, although there is
Spring is Here
April 8, 2025
After three consecutive weeks of checking the trailsides at Lackawanna State Park, the first spring wildflowers have finally appeared! The Spring Beauties, which are aptly
Forget-me-not
February 11, 2025
Forget-me-nots are one of those small, friendly flowers that I remember from my childhood. They grew in my mother’s garden, and they grew wild along
Summer Wildflowers
August 8, 2024
BRENT PENNINGTON – Birdsfoot Trefoil blossoms at the Eales Preserve on Moosic Mountain, near Scranton, PA, on the evening of 21 July 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON
Blackberry Blossom
August 6, 2024
Blackberry blossom in the warm evening light. When they are first getting ready to open, there’s a faint pink tinge to the blossoms, which quickly