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.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)
Photographed April 29 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.
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False Rue-Anemone (Enemion biternatum)
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.)
Photographed April 22 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6. For a description of the species, see the Enemion biternatum reference page.
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Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
It’s trillium time on the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.
For a description of the species, see the Trillium grandiflorum reference page,
Photographed April 22 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.
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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. 
