Trillium sessile Now you may be thinking, "That's purple trillium. What is she talking about?" Purple trillium, Trillium recurvatum, has leaves with stalks. Wake Robin leaves do not have stalks.

Castilleja coccinea Indian Paintbrush is in the Snapdragon family. It is common in prairies, glades, seepy areas, open and moist woodland thickets, and wet soil along streams. It is found throughout the

Uvularia sessilifolia No, these aren't wilted. This is how the Bellwort grows! There are Large Bellwort (uvularia grandiflora) and Small Bellwort. At first I was going to identify these as Large but Large

Packera aurea This native wildflower blooms from April to June so they are everywhere at the river right now! They grow up to 2 1/2 feet tall and have a reddish-brown stem. Golden Ragwort enjoys growing

Erythronium albidum The Trout Lily produces only one short-lived flower, which originates from a corm with a stalk up to 6 inches tall. It blooms from March to May. They're hard to catch bloomed! The name

Phlox divaricata This beautiful cluster of flowers is wild Blue Phlox! It is related to your garden phlox, creeping phlox, perennial phlox. It grows up to 1 and a half feet tall and blooms from April to

Mertensia virginica Today my very good friend, @melodyrussell and I went exploring all around the Jacks Fork River. We did so not only to get out of our respective houses for once, but so I could satisfy

Verbascum thapsus Mullein is a biennial herb that blooms from May to September. It is found in dry fields, pastures, disturbed ground and along roadsides. It is actually native to Europe, but has been