Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Arisaema triphylum: Location: G. Richard Thompson W.M.A., VA. Green Berries Location: Ramsey's Draft Wilderness, GWNF, VA. Ripe berries (The leaves have died back.). Location: BFT, PA.

False Hellebore (Veratrum viride): In the Lily family. Green, star-shaped, hairy flowers on a stalk. Grows in wet areas. Foilage and roots are poisonous. Location: Gunpowder SP, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.

Carrion - Flower (Smilax herbacea): Green vine with broad, veined leaves. Smells like rotting flesh. You'll usually smell it before you see it. Blooms May - June. Photo by Anita Mueller.

Cranefly Orchis (Tipularia discolor): Green-brown flowers on a leafless stalk. Grows in swampy areas. A single broad, lanceolete leaf sprouts in the fall and winters-over to wither away in the spring. Location: Jug Bay, Patuxent River, MD. Photo by Ken Clark.

Bunchflower (Melanthium virginicum): Creamy white flowers at first turning green or purple. Narrow basal leaves. Meadows, wet thickets. Photo by Dimitri Tundra.

Yellow Clintonia (Clintonia borealis): In the lily family. stalk rises above waxy, green leaves with 6 green/yellow bell-shaped, nodding flowers at the top. Gives rise to blue berries. Location: Big Beechy Tr, Cranberry Wilderness, MNF, WV. Berry photo by Dimitr Tundra.

Smooth Solomon Seal (Polygonatum biflorum): Pairs of green/yellow flowers hanging below alternating leaves. Woods, thickets. Photo by Dimitri Tundra.

Mile-A-Minute (Persicaria perfoliata): An agressive invasive alien vine as the name implies. Quickly covers native plants. Location: Morgan Run N.E.A.