Evening Lychnis
(Silene latifolia)

Description: Striking white flowers have rounded, deeply-notched petals. Flowers open in the evening and are pollinated by moths.

Habitat: Fields, meadows, roadsides.

Height: 1 m

Flowering: June - August

Wild Strawberry
(Fragaria virginiana)

Description: Our native wild strawberry was used in part to create the familiar strawberry of the kitchen. Their fruit, while much smaller than the cultivated varieties, is an important food for wildlife.

Habitat: Forest edge, open woodlanmds, old fields.

Height: 10 cm.

Flowering: May - June

Garlic Mustard
(Alliaria petiolata)

Description: Tall plants with a terminal cluster of white flowers. The leaves, when crushed, smell like garlic. Since introduction from Europe, this species has invaded woodlands where it shades out native plants.

Habitat: Prefers moist, shady or semi-shade, such as along woodland trails, forest edge.

Height: 1.2 m

Flowering: May - June

Cut-leaved Toothwort
(Dentaria concatenata)

Description: Three leaves per stem, each very deeply divided into leaflets. Flowers in a terminal cluster can vary from pink to white.

Habitat: Woodland.

Height: 15 cm

Flowering: May

Wild Sarsaparilla
(Aralia nudicaulis)

Description: As the common name suggests, the long, aromatic root was used by early settlers to flavour root beer. Ginseng, another well-known plant with medicinal properties, is a member of the same family.

Habitat: Dry woodlands.

Height: 40 cm

Flowering: May - June