Perhaps we need the reminder now even more than a few weeks ago: here are some pictures of the wildflowers of spring and summer that are out there dormant under all of the snow.
Here's a trout lily (Erithronium americanum), one of the early spring arrivals. These are photos taken by Denis Manchon; even these reduced versions show much more detail than we normally notice given the flowers' small size.
Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) is another one you will see at Crow's Nest this spring.
Round-lobed hepatica or liverleaf (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa) grows in the deep woods at Crow's Nest. This species' nomenclature is sometimes grouped with Anemone which has similar flowers.
Summer will bring the blooms of blue vervain (Verbena hastata).
I am using these images Denis donated in a talk I am giving this spring for the Haverford College Arboretum Association. When we talk about the land's resources that Natural Lands Trust is protecting we aren't always specific—open lands aren't, after all, empty spaces—but these slides illustrate just a little of the diversity of plants and habitats we preserve and manage.
