Plant Progression: Bunchberry


Bunchberry (Chamaepericlymenum canadense) was just starting to emerge this past weekend. I found three plants in various stages:





See the buds starting to appear in the center?


I'll add more photos as it flowers. June 1 edit: they're blooming!




July 27 edit: they're in fruit. Supposedly they're edible, though I've never tried them.


Some bunchberry leaves persist through the winter, so this was actually one of the plants I was able to identify before the snow fully melted. Here's how it looked then: