Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum polygamum)

tall meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum

tall meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum

tall meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum

tall meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum

tall meadow rue, Thalictrum polygamum

Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)

Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis)

pale pink form of Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis

traditional white form of Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis

dark pink form of Japanese Anemone, Anemone hupehensis, with seed heads

seed heads of Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis

fluffy seeds dispersing from Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis

Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis, seed heads and seeds

Monkshood (Aconitum sp.)

monkshood, Aconite sp. 

Monkshood buds, Aconitum sp. 

Fragrant Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)

Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata

fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata, just beginning to open 

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

sassafras beginning to leaf out 

sometimes sassafras is yellow in the fall, but more often red or orange

the mitten shaped leaves of sassafras. They also come with three or no lobes

Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida)

Pitch pine, Pinus rigida, cone

Pitch pine, Pinus rigida

Royal Fern, Osmunda spectabilis

Royal Fern, Osmunda spectabilis