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White Trillium: • Trillium erectum • Also called Erect Trillium or Wake Robin • Abundant spring wildflower that grows on the forest floor • Three leaves radiate from the top of a 6 to 12 inch stalk •...
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Asplenium rhyzohyllum • Rare fern that looks like it is walking across moss • Erect rhizomes 1 - 1.5 mm in diameter • Scales form a broad base • Long narrow stipes • Narrow triangular laminae •...
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Liriodendron tulipfera Beautiful ornamental tree Ranked among noblest trees in American forests Largest deciduous tree in North America Also known as Yellow Poplar Leaf is tulip-shaped Important...
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• Pterourus glaucus • Male is bright yellow with black stripes • Female is less colorful than male • Eats nectar from flowers
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Trillium cuneatum • Rich, dark flower with three parts • Species name means "wedge-shaped" referring to the tapered shape of the petal • Tri-colored petals - either maroon or yellow • Erect, smooth...
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Stellaria media • Native species • Member Pink family (Caryophyllaceae) • Height 15 - 40 cm (6 - 16 inches) • The largest of the Chickweeds • Beautiful, star-like, white flowers with 5 deeply-cleft...
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• Basiaeschna janata • Two to 3 inches in length • Has some blue on abdomen • Ovipositor is well-developed in females • Strong flyer • Difficult to catch • Hangs with abdomen down • Lives around ponds...
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Smooth Vetch: • Vica dasycarpa • Found in grassy meadows • Delicate flower • Compound leaves • Root resembles small parsnip • Food for deer, turkey, rabbits and quail
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• Bombyx mori • Large, heavy-bodied, white moth • Is camouflaged among leaves • Source of natural silk • Not native to North America • Larvae feed on Mulberry • Very small frenulum
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Hepatica acutiloba • Early spring wildflower • Grows 4 to 6 inches high • Sharp-pointed, three-lobed leaf • Solitary, pink, lavender-blue or white flowers • Hairy, seed-like fruit • Lives in dry...