It is not clear why a plant would have the word “rattlesnake” as part of the common name, but two that do were on view at Wilket Creek on this 8 degree sunny morning. Some say that parts of the plant were used to soothe rattlesnake bites.
Rattlesnake Root:
Rattlesnake-root (Prenathes alba)
Rattlesnake-weed has distinctive reddish purple borders on the leaf veins:
Rattlesnake-weed (Hieracium venosum)
I love the whitish-pubescent look of the leaves of this species of Serviceberry:
Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)
May-apple is very distinctive with its “beach umbrella” appearance:
May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)
“Peltate” means that the stalk of the leaf is attached to the middle of the leaf:
From upland slopes I see the cows file by, Lowing, great-chested, down the homeward trail, By dusking fields and meadows shining pale With moon-tipped dandelions. Flickering high, A peevish night-hawk in the western sky Beats up into the lucent solitudes Or drops with gliding wing.The stilly woods Grow dark and deep, and gloom mysteriously. Cool night winds creep, and whisper in mine ear. The homely cricket gossips at my feet. From far-off pools and wastes of reeds I hear, Clear and soft-piped, the chanting frogs break sweet In full Pandean chorus. One by one Shine out the stars, and the great night comes on.