This section of the Trail is rich in wildflowers including trillium, garlic
mustard, violet wood sorrel, spring beauty, rue anemone and bloodroot. The
Red Trillium shown to the right flowers in early spring (late April to early May) and is
also called Wake-robin or Birthroot. It is said to have an 'ill scent'.
The violet wood sorrel shown above flowers toward mid-May. There is a large
patch of this delicate purple flowered plant on the right side of the Wildflower
Trail about halfway up to the Oak Trail.
The ubiquitous garlic mustard grows all along (and on!) the path and can be recognized by the
garlic smell of its crushed leaves and the small cluster of white flowers on top.
In early spring (April) you can also spot the delicate white-pink flowers of Spring Beauty, with their single pair of narrow leaves and delicate darker pink veins.
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This section of the Trail is rich in wildflowers including trillium, garlic
mustard, violet wood sorrel, spring beauty, rue anemone and bloodroot. The
Red Trillium shown to the right flowers in early spring (late April to early May) and is
also called Wake-robin or Birthroot. It is said to have an 'ill scent'.
The ubiquitous garlic mustard grows all along (and on!) the path and can be recognized by the
garlic smell of its crushed leaves and the small cluster of white flowers on top.
In early spring (April) you can also spot the delicate white-pink flowers of Spring Beauty, with their single pair of narrow leaves and delicate darker pink veins.
