Helonias bullata: Swamp pink

Swamp pink is state ranked S3, state endangered, and is federally threatened.

The S3 ranking would seem to indicate it is not as rare as its state endangered ranking; however, that is because New Jersey is the global stronghold for this plant. New Jersey is home to approximately seventy percent of the global population of swamp pink.

Swamp pink is a member of the lily family, and one of the earliest spring flowers to appear.

It flowers in early April to mid-May.