Spring Ephemerals
Spring woodland flowers, such as Marsh Marigolds, emerge in spring, quickly go through a growth & reproductive cycle of stem, leaf, flower and seed, only to disappear below the ground until next year. Ephemerals take advantage of the maximum sunlight available before all the other tree and plant leaves come out, while providing a source of food for early pollinators such as bees, etc.. (Other spring ephemerals found in Vermont include: Spring Beauties, Trout Lilies, Trillium, Dutchman’s Breeches, Blood Root (US Fish and Wildlife Service)