This flower was found on the forest floor behind the gates of the NKU refs field station. It is fairly common to find in this area and is surrounded by other spring flowers. I would say it is approximately three inches tall, while the petals are approximately a quarter of a half centimeter long. This observation was taken on a sunny day.

These mayapples were found on the forest floor near the NKU field station. It is very common to find in large groups and box turtles are often found near them. I would estimate the mayapple to be approximately a foot tall with its fruit being around a centimeter in diameter. This observation was taken on a sunny day.

This flower was found on the forest floor behind the gates of the NKU refs field station. It is fairly common to find in this area and is surrounded by other spring flowers. I would say it is approximately a foot tall, while the petals are approximately a quarter of an inch long. This observation was taken on a sunny day.

This is a short stem herbaceous perennial plant. It is in the genus viola and family violaceae. This purple flower has 5 petals with 5 stamens. The petals have white veins that travel to the middle to attract pollinators. This plant was found in a field near to Ohio river NKU Research Education Field Station, a very well watered habitat. It stand around 5-6 inches tall with the flowering being around an inch wide. These are very abundant in this location, but also in Kentucky.

This flower is an herbaceous perennial in the family Montiaceae. The flowers are white/light pink with dark pink stripes down the petals. It has 5 petals and 5 stamens. This flower was found in a field near the Ohio river at NKU Research Education Field Station, a very well watered habitat. It stood around 4-6 inches tall, with the flower being an inch wide. This flower was abundant in this location, but also in Kentucky.

This is a biennial flowering plant in the brassicaceae (mustard) family. It has 4 petals, 4 sepals, and 6 stamens. The petals are white and around 1/4in long. The plant itself stood around a foot tall. It was found in a field near the Ohio river at NKU Research Education Field Station, a very well watered habitat. These were common in this location, and are also common in Kentucky.

Garlic mustard, an invasive species to this area, found on the forest floor at REFS. A little under a foot tall and blooming. This species is invasive to the area and will eventually make seeds that when the plant is brushed against, will explode around to disperse them.