 White Trout Lilies, early morning before the flowers are fully open. This is a woodland flower that blooms early spring. It gets is name from the spotted leaves that may resemble the spots on brook trout or brown trout. There were literally millions of them in this Minnesota forest. |  There are thousands of species of Trilliums. They are similar in that they are a woodland wildflower with three large leaves on a single long stem and form a triangle when viewed from the top. They produce a single flower with three petals and three sepals (the small green leaves that support the petals). In most varieties the flower is upright standing tall above the leaves, but these hang upside down below the leaves. They bloom in the spring and don't last long. For me, it is always a joy to find them growing in the woods. |
 Dutchman's Breeches (sometimes pronounced 'britches') a woodland wildflower that blooms early spring. Turn the flower upside down and it looks a bit like the breeches or knickers worn by men from the 16th to 19th century. |  Jack-in-the-Pulpit, a woodland wildflower. The strange name might be because of the similarity of the shape of the old-time church pulpit with the minister or priest standing in the middle. Although, these can either be a male or female plant (maybe a Jill-in-the Pulpit?). |
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