Turkeybeard

Turkeybeard

Mountain Laurels Bloom

Mountain laurel flowers open up and it happens around late may to early june. They come in both pink and white. The flowers die off quickly by July.

Warm early summer white mountain laurel cluster

Pink mountain laurel bush during late May

White mountain laurels on velvety leaves

Mountain laurels have velvety leaves and the plant itself can sometimes reach 15 feet tall.

Found Where

Cedar Forests

Franklin Parker Preserve

Brendan T Byrne

Turkeybeard closeup

Turkeybeard during May

Turkeybeards are a wetland plant, found in the pine barrens. They have a bell-shaped cluster which makes up its flower. These flowers have white petals and sometimes yellow anthers.

Turkeybeard near trail