Common Name: Harbinger-of-Spring, Pepper-and-Salt
Scientific Name: Erigenia bulbosa
Family: Apiaceae (Parsleys)
Blooming Period: February - May
Taken at: McCormick's Woods, 3/28/99

Harbinger-of-Spring carries its flowers in small umbels at the top of the plant, about 6" above the ground. It grows in mesic woods, and is one of the earliest-blooming flowers.