Aplectrum hyemale
A plant of moist woods. Reasonably common but inconspicuous. Like Tipularia discolor, it has a single leaf through the winter, which it loses in the summer.
Plant habit at McCormick's Creek, 5/15/04.
An inflorescence at McCormick's Creek, 5/19/06.
Flowers at Shades State Park in Montgomery County, 5/22/06.
Leaves at Hemlock Cliffs, 1/24/04.
Close view of a flower at McCormick's Creek, 5/15/04.