This is Blue Cohosh when it is out of its Bela Lugosi phase but still blooming. It looks much more like a normal plant when its leaves have unfolded and turned green.
For a description of the species, see the Caulophyllum thalictroides reference page.
Weird little flowers that pop out of the ground almost pre-bloomed, while the leaves are still forming themselves.
After a while, the plants start to lose their color and the leaves start to unfold, and the plants look more like ordinary denizens of the temperate woods.
For more pictures, see the Caulophyllum thalictroides reference page.
