Flora of New York State
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Enjoy the plants of the beautiful and diverse state of New York.
Wild ginger flower ARE pretty wild.
April 21, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Wild ginger flower ARE pretty wild.
Early spring flora at the mouth of the Mohawk River as the downy shadbush (Amelanchier arborea) hangs on the cliffside under the catkins of a hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). Peebles Island, Saratoga County.
April 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Early spring flora at the mouth of the Mohawk River as the downy shadbush (Amelanchier arborea) hangs on the cliffside under the catkins of a hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). Peebles Island, Saratoga County.
The new leaves of false hellebore (Veratrum viride) coming up through a moss mound. Looks cozy!
April 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The new leaves of false hellebore (Veratrum viride) coming up through a moss mound. Looks cozy!
Skunk cabbage comes in endless shapes.
April 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Skunk cabbage comes in endless shapes.
Coltsfoot is blooming! Tussilago farfara.
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Coltsfoot is blooming! Tussilago farfara.
A bunch of American Chestnut fruits on the ground. A rare sight! Schenectady County.
March 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A bunch of American Chestnut fruits on the ground. A rare sight! Schenectady County.
The fruits of marsh mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos, last through the winter and still make for a beautiful sight in the spring.
March 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The fruits of marsh mallow, Hibiscus moscheutos, last through the winter and still make for a beautiful sight in the spring.
Buds of male spice bush, Lindera benzoin, Schenectady County.
March 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Buds of male spice bush, Lindera benzoin, Schenectady County.
Tussock sedge, Carex stricta, is still waiting in the ice for a little warmer weather to start put up its new shoots. Schenectady County.
March 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Tussock sedge, Carex stricta, is still waiting in the ice for a little warmer weather to start put up its new shoots. Schenectady County.
The spore leaves of sensitive fern are visible all year and of different ages. This is one from last year still with spores.
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The spore leaves of sensitive fern are visible all year and of different ages. This is one from last year still with spores.
Skunk cabbage, our earliest (and little noticed) wildflower of the year is starting to flower in most of its range in NY. It can melt the ice and snow around it since it generates its own heat. The yellow flower structure inside is producing pollen now and feeding the early insects.
March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Skunk cabbage, our earliest (and little noticed) wildflower of the year is starting to flower in most of its range in NY. It can melt the ice and snow around it since it generates its own heat. The yellow flower structure inside is producing pollen now and feeding the early insects.
The NY Flora Association field trips and workshops are posted for 2025. Sign up soon!
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Field Trips and Workshops | NYFA
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March 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The NY Flora Association field trips and workshops are posted for 2025. Sign up soon!
nyflora.org/events-direc...
nyflora.org/events-direc...
Buttonbush fruits are in various stages of shedding their nutlets or the birds are eating them.
February 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Buttonbush fruits are in various stages of shedding their nutlets or the birds are eating them.
At the Hudson River ice meadows the ice can strip the bark away from trees along the shore. This one happened years ago but the result is beautiful.
February 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
At the Hudson River ice meadows the ice can strip the bark away from trees along the shore. This one happened years ago but the result is beautiful.
The mushroom tree! Albany County.
February 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The mushroom tree! Albany County.
Two unrelated spiky fruits in the winter. Wild cucumber, a native vine (Echinocystis lobata) and cut-leaf teasel, a nonnative tall herb (Dipsacus laciniatus). Fox Preserve, Albany County.
February 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Two unrelated spiky fruits in the winter. Wild cucumber, a native vine (Echinocystis lobata) and cut-leaf teasel, a nonnative tall herb (Dipsacus laciniatus). Fox Preserve, Albany County.
Nice shallow emergent marsh in the winter at the Bozenkill Preserve near Altamont, Albany County.
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Nice shallow emergent marsh in the winter at the Bozenkill Preserve near Altamont, Albany County.
These stems of scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine) are visible all winter sticking out of the snow.
February 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
These stems of scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine) are visible all winter sticking out of the snow.
Looked for skunk cabbage winter bracts in the swamp at Woodlawn Preserve, Schenectady but only saw sensitive fern spore fronds.
February 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looked for skunk cabbage winter bracts in the swamp at Woodlawn Preserve, Schenectady but only saw sensitive fern spore fronds.
Our photo is a skunk cabbage flower from March 2024.
February 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Our photo is a skunk cabbage flower from March 2024.