Tag Archives: Flowering plants
May-2013
Luke and I found Trillium undulatum Willd. growing on a rocky, forested slope in the Purgatory Falls area of New Hampshire. A study by Zeter et al. (2001) indicates that the seeds of T. undulatum in North Carolina and South Carolina are dispersed by yellow jackets. What an interesting seed disperser! I wonder if the […]
May-2013
Polygonatum pubescens (Willd.) Pursh is a common small herb along forested paths in New Hampshire. The flowers can occur singly at each node or in pairs, as seen in these photographs. The leaves, as the scientific name implies, are very hairy. Thoreau writes in his rediscovered last manuscript, Wild Fruits, “This is a delicate plant […]
May-2013
Uvularia sessilifolia L. is a common, small, herbaceous plant occurring along forest edges and in forests. It would be cool for someone to study this species in more detail, as I couldn’t find published information (I searched the Web of Knowledge) on the reproductive ecology of the plant. This plant, and all the members of […]
May-2013
Kalmia polifolia Wangenh. is a small shrub occurring in bog habitats in New Hampshire. The flowers are quite interesting. As the stamens of the flowers mature their anthers are inserted into 10 indentations (aka pockets) in the petals. The anthers are held in the pockets until they are mature and a potential pollinator causes them […]
May-2013
Panax trifolius L. is a common, small herbaceous plant occurring along forest edges and in forests. The bisexual flowers are borne in umbels and the fruits are drupes. This is not one of the species commonly used in herbal medicines. It is in the Araliaceae family.
May-2013
Anemone quinquefolia L. is a common, small herbaceous plant occurring along a little stream in the forest near my home. The petal-like structures of these flowers are actually showy, white sepals. It is in the Ranunculaceae family.
I haven’t been able to find any photographs of cleistogamous flowers for Polygala paucifolia Willd. on the internet, so I decided to try to find and photograph some for this Plants of New Hampshire blog. I found some plants today and took some pictures – you will find a couple here. Remember that cleistogamous flowers are […]
May-2013
Polygala paucifolia Willd. is a small herb found on the forest floor. This plant has two types of flowers, above ground, attractive, pinkish or purplish flowers (chasmogamous) and below ground, inconspicuous, white flowers that self (cleistogamous). The above ground flowers have colorful petals, one of which is fringed. The seeds of this plant are ant […]
May-2013
Viburnum lantanoides Michx. is a common, shrub occurring along forest edges and in forests. The flowers along the edge of the inflorescence (an umbel) are sterile and serve to attract pollinators. The fertile flowers are the small flowers in the interior of the inflorescence. It is in the Adoxaceae family.
May-2013
Mitchella repens L. is a common, small herbaceous scrambling plant occurring along forest edges and in forests. These berries are persisting from last year. The inferior ovaries of two flowers were fused to produce this one red berry – actually a drupe. You can see the remnants of the perianth parts of the flower in […]