Question: I've been exploring these ledges near my family's place on the Connecticut River and i found Jessup's Milkvetch growing on …
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I've been exploring these ledges near my family's place on the Connecticut River and i found Jessup's Milkvetch growing on them. There are other plants around them which i'd like to id as well. The first photo is a very tiny little plant which spreads around on these long runners. I thought the runners were coming from the milkvetch, but that just doesn't make sense to me, since they form little basal rosettes. The second photo might be a Maianthemum stellatum, but doesn't look quite right.
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Dear ho2cultcha, the upright plant with flower buds is Epipactis helleborine (helleborine orchid). It is a non-native orchid that is found here and there throughout New England. As far as the runners, I cannot see them well enough in the image to help you out. If you are able to get a close-up image, I should be able to assist you.
