Bloodroot
(Sanguinaria canadensis)

Description: A large, lobed leaf enfolds each flower and helps protect the bud early on. The bright red juice that flows from a cut stem or root is a strong stain, and was once used as a dye.

Habitat: Mature deciduous woodland.

Height: 10 cm

Flowering: April - May

Mayapple
(Podophyllum peltatum)

Description: A single, waxy flower is usually hidden by the large umbrella-like leaves which are borne on a thick stem. The name derives from the fruit which resembles a small green apple.

Habitat: Rich deciduous woodland.

Height: 50 cm

Flowering: May

White Trillium
(Trillium grandiflorum)

Description: Our provincial wildflower has the unmistakable three-petal white flower framed by large, fleshy green leaves. Often grows in large colonies which briefly transform the forest floor into a luminous white carpet.

Habitat: Mature deciduous woodland.

Height: 20 cm

Flowering: April - May

White Baneberry
(Actaea pachypoda)

Description: Often just a single flower stalk emerges from a spreading bush. Berries are white with black centre, and resemble doll's eyes. Until berries form, it is tricky to tell this species from the Red Baneberry.

Habitat: Rich, deciduous woodland.

Height: 50 cm

Flowering: May - June

Foamflower
(Tiarella cordifolia)

Description: Prefers rich soil in moist, open woodlands. Leaves from the base only are similar to Sugar Maple.

Habitat: Rich, moist woodlands.

Height: 30 cm

Flowering: May - June