springtime "who am I"

Removing plants from the wild is a crime. You should be hung by the neck until dead.

thanks for the helpful post ...BUT, I happen to own the woods thankyouvery much ...I frequently collect native species like yellow star grass, lemon lily, wild geranium, and blue-eyed iris and transplant to flower beds ... I could assault your arrogant position, but you are really not worth it!

now if anyone competant could help me in my search, I'd be appreciative

Stew Corman from sunny Endicott

Hi,

Do you have a picture of it? That would probably help in identifying it:)

Angie in the Boonies of East Texas

yes, I will take a photo as soon as it stops raining ( maybe four or five days until sun comes out )

Here's my guess, mostly because I wondered what this was a few weeks ago:

yup, hit the nail on the head ...thanks also to "gypsy" who also emailed me with a few suggestions incl eranthis "winter aconite":

Hehe. Well, my knowledge of such things is practically nil. I just happened to spot one on a walk and was very curious about this early bloom. A friend on another group immediately came up with the answer. Glad I could pass it on.