Photo of the Week: Twinleaf, Spring Wildflower

Three white flowers on thin stems rise from a mass of deeply cut green leaves on the forest floor.

One of the first wildflowers to bloom in spring, Twinleaf is not a common flower for me to see in southeast Michigan.

I’m used to spotting Yellow Trout Lilies, Rue Anemone, and Great White Trilliums in the forest when I go birding in spring, before trees and shrubs leaf out.

They often blanket the forest floor, along with skunk cabbages, one of the first plants to emerge after a long Michigan winter.

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