Although early and the trees still look barren, there are many things blooming in Brooklyn Bridge Park:

Bloodroot

A closer look at bloodroot

Marsh marigold

Wood poppy

Virginia bluebells

Virginia bluebells emerging

Male pussy willow flowers in full bloom

Winter hazel in bloom, flowers of this shrub emerge in early spring before the leaves

Chickweed

Grey field speedwell

Purple deadnettle

Hellebore

Scientific names and plant families:

Bloodroot/Sanguinaria canadensis – Poppy Family: Papavaraceae

Marsh marigold/Caltha palustris – Buttercup Family: Ranunculaceae

Wood poppy/Stylophorum diphyllum – Poppy Family: Papavaraceae

Virginia bluebells/Mertensia virginica – Borage Family: Boraginaceae

Pussy willow/Salix discolor – Willow Family: Salicaceae

Winter hazel/Corylopsis pauciflora – Witch Hazel Family: Hamamelidaceae

Chickweed/Stellaria media – Pink Family: Caryophyllaceae

Grey field speedwell/Veronica persica – Plantain Family: Plantaginaceae

Purple deadnettle/Lamium purpuremum L. – Mint Family: Lamiaceae

Helebore/Helleborus niger – Buttercup Family: Ranunculaceae