Little White Foam Flower

There are times in the Spring where I have noticed this flower around Plattsburgh but really didn't put much thought into it. Just another flower that caught my eye from time to time, even though it has a pretty plain presence. But then I started thinking about what kind of flower it was, I didn't think I knew who it would be related to. Maybe the lupin? So I decided to find out.

The Heartleaf Foamflower or Tiarella Cordifolia is a common wild flower that is found only on the eastern side of the country. It can stretch from Quebec all the way down to the Carolinas (with the exception of Maryland and Rhode Island). However it is endangered in New Jersey and Wisconsin. In the Northeastern areas, the plant has no leaves but in Southern regions it bears small heart-shaped leaves. It blooms small, white feathery petals that resemble foam, giving the flower its name. Blooming regularly in March, April and May the plant stands about a foot tall. It likes to hang out in partially sunny average to moist areas and spreads stems underground in wooded areas in order to create colonies. This plant is a perennial.