Common Name: Wild Comfrey
Scientific Name: Cynoglossum virginianum
Family: Boraginaceae (Forget-me-Nots)
Blooming Period: April - June
Taken at: McCormick's Creek State Park, 5/15/99

This plant grows in open woodlands. It has a roughly hairy stem, with a basal cluster of ovate leaves and several alternate leaves along the stem. The flowers have five very round white petals, and are clustered at the top of the stem.