Anybody recognize this rosette of leaves? Taken at the end of October in an open, very shady, low mixed hardwood forest in northwestern NJ. Looks like there was a single flower stalk. I only found one of these.

Thanks.

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don't know if it'll help at all
but this shot was taken in early april (SE NY State - mainland) and was visible before then.

Bubbleoffplumb, could yours be Swamp Saxifrage, Saxifraga pennsylvanica? What I can see of it doesn't look quite the same to me. How far away from the NYC area was that?

I don't think it's Hesperis matronalis, partly because I don't see any reference to basal leaves in the description of it, and mostly because Dame's Rocket is pretty common around here, too, and I think it would look more familiar to me.

Thanks,

WW

I'm not sure what I 've got there - forgot about it until I saw your photo. I haven't seen it flower.
Weather permitting, I'll sneak a peek at it tomorrow - see if there are any more clues about.

If you think it confuses more than helps with your ID, let me know and I'll remove the image - no problem :)

I would have to take a much closer look.

if the past few years are anything to go by
- the odds of a threatened/endangered plant on my bit o land would be very slim ;)

Although the origianl plant I was trying to ID was out by the Delaware Water Gap.

WW