A tiny, uncommon woodland native plant, photographed in Ontario in mid-May, "Polygaloides paucifolia" belongs to an uncommon angiosperm family, the Polygalaceae.
Flowering dogwood, a species at risk in Ontario ("Cornus florida").
Blue vervain, "Verbena hastata", Verbenaceae. One of my very favourite native plants that I have trouble growing! Can't seem to keep it going! I will figure it out, someday...
