It’s trillium time on the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.
For a description of the species, see the Trillium grandiflorum reference page,
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Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
Photographed April 22 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. -
Miterwort (Mitella diphylla)
Taken April 22 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. Miterwort flowers are tiny but ornate. They also defied our autofocus, so these pictures had to be focused manually.
For a description of the species, see the Mitella diphylla reference page.
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English Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
Photographed April 20 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. Though they are not recorded as wild in Pennsylvania by the usual botanical authorities, these dainty bells sometimes pop up unexpectedly as volunteers. This small volunteer patch has been at the same place in Beechview for a few years now, so we can regard it as established and spreading.
For a brief description, see the Hyacinthoides non-scripta reference page.
Nikon COOLPIX P100. 
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia), White Form
Photographed April 18 with a Fujifilm FinePix HS10. Although violet is the usual color of Viola sororia, a white form sometimes appears. This one was growing between the bricks of a sidewalk in Allegheny West.
For a description of the species, see the Viola sororia reference page.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
Photographed April 17 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. The fact that they are so common as to be nearly ubiquitous does not make these violets any less delightful. Here we see them blooming in the Seldom Seen Greenway near Saw Mill Run.
For a description of the species, see the Viola sororia reference page.
