Tag Archives: Plants of New Hampshire
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 […]
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
Coptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. is a small herbaceous plant occurring in sunny spots along the wooded trail near my home. The flowers are white with club-shaped yellowish petals that produce nectar at the tip (cool…huh?). The name goldthread refers to the golden colored rhizome. It is in the Ranunculaceae family.