Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens , Ericaceae Maple-Leaved Viburnum, Viburnum acerifolium , Adoxaceae Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium , Ericaceae Smooth Rock Tripe, Umbilicaria mammulata, Umbilicariaceae Common Toadskin Lichen, Lasallia papulosa, Umbilicariaceae Black Huckleberry, Gaylussacia baccata, Ericaceae White Meadowsweet, Spiraea alba , Rosaceae Reindeer Lichen, Cladonia rangiferina , Cladoniaceae Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens , Ericaceae Rough Speckled Shield Lichen, Punctelia rudecta , Parmeliaceae Wild Sarsaparilla, Aralia nudicaulis, Apiaceae Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata, Pontederiaceae Pale St John’s Wort, Hypericum ellipticum, Hypericaceae Bayonet Rush, Juncus militaris , Juncaceae Common Pipewort, Eriocaulon aquaticum , Eriocaulaceae Water Lobelia, Lobelia dortmanna, Campanulaceae Sweet Gale, Myrica gale , Myricaceae Swamp Rose, Rosa palustris, Rosaceae
I had to check the dates from my visit last year – it was just about exactly a year ago, but our late spring strikes again. I usually get the wintergreen in full bloom, and the marsh St. John’s wort was barely out at all, and should have also been in bloom as well.
