Like bright yellow asters, these cheery composite flowers come out in time for Mayday. These were blooming in the Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township. There is nothing else like them blooming in the spring around here, so they are easy to recognize.
For a description of the species, see the Packera aurea reference page.
A beautiful native succulent that loves rocky wooded hillsides, which it finds in abundance around Pittsburgh. The pictures above were taken in the Kane Woods Nature Area, Scott Township; the ones below in Fox Chapel.
For a description of the species, see the Sedum ternatum reference page.
Broadleaf Toothworts come out a little later than their cousins the Cut-Leaf Toothworts (Cardamine concatenata). The flowers are similar, but these are easily distinguished by their pair of broad three-parted leaves.
For a description of the species, see the Cardamine diphylla reference page.
These curious woodland flowers are easy to overlook, but endlessly fascinating once you have noticed them.
For a description of the species, see the Arisaema triphyllum reference page.
Though this species is not recorded as established in Allegheny County, or indeed in Pennsylvania, this large patch has been flourishing for years along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel. (It is possible that it was introduced there, but it is certainly naturalized by now.)
For a description of the species, see the Enemion biternatum reference page.
