Although the standard references do not record this species as occurring in the wild around here, we do find it escaping here and there; and it seems to be happening more frequently. It is probably time to recognize it as a naturalized citizen. These plants were part of a small patch blooming in the woods in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
For a description of the species, see the Hyacinthoides non-scripta reference page.
A garden favorite that easily escapes and makes itself at home. These plants were growing wild in the woods in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
Little white stars that come out in the afternoon; they came over as a garden plant, but they found our climate hospitable and now can be found in lawns and at the edges of parking lots. These flowers were blooming in the Homewood Cemetery.
For a description of the species, see the Ornithogalum umbellatum reference page.
The six-pointed white flowers are unmistakable, with six yellow-tipped stamens whose flattened “filaments” seem to form a miniature duplicate flower inside the larger one. This is a European import that often makes itself at home in weed patches; this plant was blooming at the edge of the woods in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
For a description of the species, see the Ornithogalum umbellatum reference page.
These charming little green bells are usually invisible from human level; you have to get down to plant level and gently lift up the leaves, and there they are.
The leaves seem to provide an ideal lurking place for tiny spiders. The pictures above were taken in the Kane Woods Nature Area in Scott Township; the one below was taken in Fox Chapel.
For a description of the species, see the Polygonatum pubescens reference page. Note that there are two very similar species of Polygonatum in our area, treated by some botanists as indistinguishable; if any botanically inclined readers believe that these plants are P. biflora rather than P. pubescens, corrections are always welcome.
