Wild Flower species found in Podunk Wildlife Management Area – May  13^th

 

1.             Blue Cohosh- (Caulophyllum thalictroides)

2.             Club Moss – two species including one referred to as Princess Pine: 1^st we saw Bristly Clubmoss (Spinulum annotinum) which had a strobilus.  Next we saw one of three Tree Club mosses, all commonly referred to as Princess Pine.  Genus is Dendrolycopodium.  We also quickly saw Northern Ground Cedar, aka known as Flat-branched Clubmoss (Diphasiastrum complanatum).

3.      Colts Foot – Non –Native (Tussilago farfara)

4.      Columbine – not flowering yet so not sure if wild species or cultivar

5       False Hellebore or Indian Poke (Veratrum viride)

6       False Solomon’s Seal or Wild spikenard (Smilacina racemosa)(now generally listed as Maianthemum racemosa)

7.      Ferns -

a.     Oak ,

b.    Christmas ,

c.      Lady,

d.    Ostrich ,

e.     Sensitive ,

f.       Narrow Beach

8.    Foamflower or False Miterwort (Tiarella cordifolia)

I believe we saw a few stray leaves of this but none in flower.  What we did see toward the end was Miterwort (Mitella diphylla), a long stalk with twin leaves toward the bottom and beautiful, tiny, 4-pointed star like flowers located alternately along the stalk above.

9.           Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)

10.       Hairy Solomon’s Seal –(Polygonatum pubescens)

11.       Herb Robert –(Geranium robertianum) not in bloom

12.       Hobble Bush or Witch Hobble a (Viburnum) shrub (Viburnum lantanoides)

13.       Indian Cucumber Root –(Medeola virginiana)

14.       Jack-in-the- Pulpit – (Arisaema  triphylla)

15.       Mayflower or Wild Lily of the Valley (Maianthemun canadense)

16.       Moneywort – invasive species  (Lysimachia nummularia)

17.       Robin’s Plantain – a Fleabane species (Erigeron pulchellus)

18.       Rose Twisted Stalk or Rose Mandarin (Streptopus roseus)

19.        Round Leaf Yellow Violet –Viola rotundifolia)

20.       Sedge – Carex platagenia

21.       Spring Beauty –(Claytonia virginica)

22.       Toothwort or Crinkleroot (Dentaria diphylla) (now referred to as Cardamine diphylla)

23.       Trout lily- or Yellow Adders tongue- (Erythronium americanum)

24.       Veronica – no flowers yet - not sure of species

25.       White Violet (Viola, sp.)

26.       Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)

27.       Wild Oats or Sessile–leaved Bellwort (Uvullaria sessilifolia)

28.       Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)

29.       Northern Wood-sorrel (Oxalis montana)

30.       Yarrow – not yet in bloom – (Achillea millefolium)

31.       Yellow Clintonia or  Bluebead – (Clintonia borealis)

32.       Red Trillium – (Trillium erectum) – a great collection all along the trail, including one with four leaves!