Mayapple Island
Vernal ponds form every Spring rainy season. Low areas flood in the forest and provide a niche for a multitude of organisms.
Mayapples are a native perennial wildflower in Michigan. It's sometimes called "Mandrake" because its roots resemble the European Mandrake. Mayapple produces a single white flower, and by May a single large fruit forms. The lemon-shaped fruit is supposedly edible, but I would have to be pretty hungry to eat it.
Mayapple Island
Vernal ponds form every Spring rainy season. Low areas flood in the forest and provide a niche for a multitude of organisms.
Mayapples are a native perennial wildflower in Michigan. It's sometimes called "Mandrake" because its roots resemble the European Mandrake. Mayapple produces a single white flower, and by May a single large fruit forms. The lemon-shaped fruit is supposedly edible, but I would have to be pretty hungry to eat it.