Some of this week's finds

Philadelphia Fleabane is related to asters.

Bugle is a dense spreading groundcover with dark green leaves with purple highlights.

Thyme-leaved speedwell is another tiny lawn flower.

Morrow's Honeysuckle is also called bush honeysuckle. It is consdiered an invasive species.

Wild Sarsaparilla is found on roadsides with partial to full shade.

Skunk Currants, Birdeye Speedwell, Pussytoes, Clintonia, Foamflower

Skunk Currants, so called because as the berries over-ripen they give off a foul smell.

Birdeye Speedwell, a very small flower, found in lawns and waste places.

Pussytoes has fuzzy white flower clusters. It's very hard to know when they are fully in flower but this bumblebee seems to know.

Clintonia or Bluebeard Lily will form blue berries.

Foamflower has a spike of white, feathery flowers which give it a frothy appearance.

Yellow Rocket

Yellow Rocket is the first of the mustards to flower. It is an invasive.

Wood Betony, Low Bush Blueberries

Wood Betony's tubular flowers have a pin wheel effect when viewed from above. It is hemiparasitic plant.

Low Bush Blueberries are beginning to bloom much to the delight of pollinators.

Lesser Celandine, Squirrel Corn, Toothwort

Lesser Celandine forms dense leafy colonies. It seemed to glow in the sunlight.

Squirrel Corn blooms after Dutchman's-breeches. It's found in rich woods as does Dutchman's-breeches.

Broad-leaved Toothwortis found in moist, rich woods.

Goldthread, Wood Anemone, Dwarf Ginseng, Germander Speedwell, Painted Trillium

Goldthread is a solitary flower found in mossy woods and swamps.

Wood Anemone is a solitary flower that is white or rarely pink.

Dwarf Ginseng flowers on terminal umbels. Found in rich woods.

Germander speedwell is found in disturbed areas or lawns.

Painted Trillium are white with a red violet inverted v shaped marking. found in moist or wet woods in acidic soils.

American Golden Saxifrage, Smooth Yellow Violet

American Golden Saxifrage is small mat-forming plant found in seeps and swamps.

Smooth Yellow Violet has heart shaped leaves and is found in moist soils in wooded areas.

Chokecherry, Garlic Mustard

Found in rocky areas or forest areas is Chokecherry.

Garlic Mustard is an invasive plant that seems to be spreading. It should be pulled up before it can flower and spread more seeds.

Northern Spicebush, Wild Oats, Golden Alexander, Tent Caterpillar

Northern spicebush or Cherry dogwood is found in moist understories.

Wild Oats is also called little merrybells or straw lily.

Golden Alexander has small, bright yellow flowers that are hard to tell when they are open.

Eastern Tent caterpillars are beginning to make their silken nest in the crotches of trees.

Marsh Marigold, Shadbush, Painted Turtles

Marsh Marigold is found in wet, boggy places.

Shadbush, also called Serviceberry, blooms in the spring as shad fish run up rivers.

Painted Turtles sun on a fallen log.