Wildflowers of Western PA
invasive garlic mustard
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crab apple tree blossom
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wild mustard |
horsetail
-good for cleaning pots (no, really!)
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skunk cabbage
-wetland plant
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hack berry tree (bark) |
mayapple or mandrake
-only plants with at least two leaves will flower
-look underneath for the fruit
-toxic plant |
jack in the pulpit
-red berries in the fall |
white trillium |
pollinated white trillium
(the white trillium can turn pinkish after it has been pollinated and is in decline) |
crane's bill geranium
-aka wild geranium |
trout lilies |
white violets |
sweet cicely
-a herb whose root smells like licorice |
foam flower |
red trillium or stinking benjamin
-different species from the white
-has a foul odor to attract flies for pollination
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ash tree (bark)
-if you like morel mushrooms look around this type of tree |
marsh marigold
-easily confused with a buttercup |
blood root
-used by Native Americans for dye
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false Solomon's seal |
coltsfoot
-medicinal uses
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slippery elm tree (bark)
-if you like morel mushrooms look around this type of tree
-medicinal uses
-utilitarian inner bark can be
used for cordage
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black cohosh
-blooms July/August
-strong odor
-root has medicinal uses
-important to Native Americans |
wild raspberry |
eastern hemlock
-PA state tree
-white lines on underside of needles |
crown vetch
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How many have you found?
Don't stop yet! |
fire pink
-look for these in dry areas |
cockspur violet
-see the tail? |
buttercup |
common purple violet
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wild ginger
-roots can substitute for ginger
-blooms underground and relies on insects that live under the leaves for pollination
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wild rhododendron
-blooms in June
-unlike domestic variety that blooms in May |
wild lilies of the valley |
sphagnum moss
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But wait! There's more! |
When you visit Buttermilk Falls there's so, so much to see! |
cave |
another cave
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bridge
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T-rex rock
-extra points if you can find this rock that looks like T-Rex's head.-HINT: Look for the big bridge off the main trail.
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on the way to the falls
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nature expert, Dave Beale
-check for upcoming events on our News Page to see when the next Wildflower Guided Tour will be!
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more on the way to the falls |
and more on the way to the falls |
even more on the way to the falls |
Congratulations! You made it to Buttermilk Falls!
Get a little taste of nature and come see for yourself.
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