Queen Anne's Lace blossoming: a biennial plant also known as Wild Carrot, Devil's Plague, and Bird's-Nest.

Non-native

Reference: Wildflowers of the Adirondacks; Edible Wild Food.

Photo: AF

Double Day Lilies:

Photo: BM

Helleborine Orchid: member of the orchid family, also known at Broadleaf Helleborine, Eastern Helleborine, Weed Orchid, among other names. Helleborine is the only alien orchid in New York State and has an Eurasian origin.

Non-native

Reference: Wildflowers of the Adirondacks.

Photo: AF, SD

Doll's Eyes: berries (poisonous) from the White Baneberry that produces delicate white flowers at the end of May and early June.

Photo: AF

Cardinal Flower:

Photo: AF

Hobblebush berries ripening: "The fruit of the Hobblebush reportedly may be eaten raw or cooked and is said to taste somewhat like raisins or dates. Hobblebush has a number of medicinal uses. The Algonquin reportedly rubbed its mashed leaves on the head to treat migraines. Iroquois are said to-have used a decoction of roots as a blood medicine. The plant was also used to treat chest and breathing problems."

Reference: Wildflowers of the Adirondacks.

Photo: AF

Spotted Touch-Me-Not: The name is a reference to the ripe seed pods which pop open when touched. The plant is also known as Jewelweed. They are an important nectar plant for the Ruby Throated Hummingbirds.

Reference: Wildflowers of the Adirondacks

Garden Phlox:

Photo: BM

Beechdrops: a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of American beech. It lacks chlorophyll.

Native

Reference: Wikipedia

Photo: MA

Jack in the Pulpit Berries Ripen

Photo: AF

Bladderwort: a carnivorous plant that capture small organisms with their bladder-like traps.

Reference: Wikipedia

Photo: MA

Wild Asters

Photo: SD

New England Aster: used in Native American medicine.

Native

Reference: Wikipedia

Photo: MA