Front view of a Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans). Raleigh, North Carolina.

Fiddleheads are the curled fronds of ferns found in the spring. This species is a Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides).

The Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) is a native ephemeral species in the Southeast United States.