Plant Identification

The first one I know by the common name I learned in the Adirondacks "Wild lettuce". I feel very confident given its distinct traingular leaves. If the leaves weren't as angular I might have suggested the flower Colt's foot. But that would still have some flower stalk evidence visible if it were Colt's foot. I will try to locate more information to follow-up with.


The tall celery-like plant is a Meadow-rue. There are several different kinds. This is very likely to be Tall meadow-rue. I have also encountered Early meadow-rue in our region of New York.

This one too! Also from Sundown Wild Forest, right near Vernooy Kill Falls (but on dry ground). I spent time on GoBotany but wasn't able to find a match. The leaves reminded me of blue cohosh, but the stalk is very different....thick and celery-like!

What about this lil guy? I thought it was a violet, but am not seeing a matching leaf. Saw it at Sundown Wild Forest.

Has a couple of common names: Gaywings, Flowering wintergreen, or Fringed Polygala (Polygala is the genus).

I didn't know this flower to start, but felt confident I could figure it out. Not a lot of flowers with only 3 petals, and it is an unusual "orchid" like appearance. I haven't seen it before, but will be on the lookout for it from now on. Thanks for sharing!!!

http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/polygala_paucifolia.shtml

I was hiking in Minnewaska State Park and came across this little beauty alongside the trail. It looks like some of its petals roll together to form a tube . . . and that tube has sprouted a goatee! The plant was growing near a stream under some conifers. Has anyone seen this wildflower before?

Found this shrub at the NYBG, but it didn't have a sign.