Bolton Trails

The website of Bolton Trails Committee. Maps, routes, paths and events on conservation land in Bolton Massachusetts

Common Plants in New England

	Trillium undulatum — painted trillium orTrillium recurvatum — prairie trillium Three whorled leaves white or red flowers in early spring. red berries in late summer, fall. painted trillium is native.
	Symplocarpus foetidus — skunk-cabbage Skunk Cabbage flowers during very early spring. Blue or purple flowers in early spring. Has a unique odor that gives the plant its common name. The odor and heat generated by the plant attracts flies and insects for pollination. Plant starts growing during the middle of winter when there is snow on the ground.
	Polystichum acrostichoides — Christmas fern leaves grows from rhizome at or below ground. Black spores underside of leaf but all fronds are not fertile. compound leaf blade, grows as clump. Native
	Vitis labrusca — fox grape Grows in man-made or disturbed environment. bark peels off easily in adult plant. usually in non-wetland area but can grow in wetland fruits are edible and juicy. Harvest time: Late-August – September Native
	Onoclea sensibilis — sensitive fern Name comes from sensitivity to frost. Fertile fronds appear in summer about 2 ft tall leaf blade is compound. Native
	Maianthemum racemosum — feathery false Solomon’s-seal Alternate leaf pattern feathery clusters of white to pale yellow star-shaped flower bloom time: mid-late spring Native
	Sanicula marilandica – black snakeroot Edge of leaf blade has teeth. green to brown or whitish flowers. Fruit is oval and dry Cherokee used it for medicinal purpose bloom time: Summer poisonous in large doses native
	Persicaria virginiana — jumpseed Name comes because pressure on mature pods ejects seeds that jump 3-4 meters. bloom time: Summer plant can spread aggressively.