May 18, 2013 | 
Author May, June, and July are wonderful months to look for wildflowers in the Adirondacks. For a wide diversity of wildflower species, look for trails in old growth deciduous forests. On an afternoon wildflower tour with a couple from Philadelphia, PA on May 14th this week, we found twenty wildflower species hiking a half-mile section of trail. Here is our list:
Hobblebush
Early Fly Honeysuckle
Two-leaved Toothwart
Painted Trillium
Purple Trillium
False Solomon’s Seal
Hairy Solomon’s Seal
Smooth Solomon’s Seal
Wild Sarsaparilla
Canada Mayflower
Starflower
Foamflower
Goldthread
Carolina Spring Beauty
Jack-in-the-pulpit
Trout Lily
Clintonia
Canada Violet
YellowViolet
Marsh Blue Violet
Bluets (at the home the couple rented)
We also visited a Black-backed Woodpecker nest site, where the male was still busy excavating the nest hole. He was inside the cavity and occasionally stuck his head out of the hole to shake away wood shavings! The female was foraging nearby.
Painted Trillium
Hobblebush