Found this shrub at the NYBG, but it didn't have a sign. [attachment]unknownshrub1.JPG[/attachment] [attachment]unknownshrub2.JPG[/attachment]

[attachment]wildflower5_2016.jpg[/attachment] 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?

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

What about this lil guy? I thought it was a violet, but am not seeing a matching leaf. Saw it at Sundown Wild Forest. [attachment]P1060241.JPG[/attachment]

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! [attachment]P1060256.JPG[/attachment]

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.

Hmm, could the wild lettuce leaves I shot just be their basal leaves? They look quite different from the leaves I'm used to seeing on the stem. Ah, a rue! I thought originally narrowed it down to the Thalictrum genus, but then said "nah"....

Question from a Putnam County landowner: Is this tree of heaven? Our Answer: This looks more like a sumac or mountain ash. Tree of heaven leaflets have smoother margins, while the leaflets in this photo are serrated. Check out this video (skip to 4:19) to see tips on tree of heaven identification. [attachment]toh (2).JPG[/attachment]

Inquiry from a Putnam County landowner. This is umbrella magnolia. Native to the mid-Appalachians, but now appearing more frequently in New York and New England. [attachment]um1.JPG[/attachment] [attachment]um2.JPG[/attachment]

Question from a Columbia County landowner: What tree is this? Found it growing in a damp area along a small stream. [attachment]hackberry.JPG[/attachment] Our Answer: This is a hackberry, and is one of the more rare trees in our region. Usually found growing in wet areas.

Hi Forest Experts !! Can anyone tell me what type of flower this is? I was hiking the other afternoon in the woods and came across many of these. The bloom early I guess! Thanks.

Trout lily, Erythronium americanum.

It's called trout lily because the shape and blotchy pattern of the leaves looks kind of like a trout's body.

Found this beauty in the road on our hill. I believe it is purple foxglove. Can anyone confirm?

Sure is! That has a great color. Aka Digitalis purpurea, and is originally from Europe.

Is this Chamomile?

The flower certainly looks like chamomile, but the leaves look more like a daisy. Chamomile leaves are thin and wispy, almost like dill. Stay tuned because in a few weeks MyWoodlot is releasing a new activity on identifying wildflowers

What vine is this?

I've always found these tough to identify. It looks like a bindweed, but I don't know which species. I'd guess the genus is either Fallopia or Polygonum. Keep an eye out for flowers or seeds - that'll help pick the species.

Found this little flower (1/2" or less) 2 months ago. Any idea what it is?