As non-member said, Cypripedium parviflorum, Yellow Ladies Slipper Orchid. (You may also see it called Cypripedium calceolaris in some books, apparently they changed the name recently.) Terrestrial woodland orchids like that shouldn't be moved (unless they're about to be bulldozed anyway) because they are very fussy about where they grow - they need certain types of fungus growing in the soil with them to survive. That's one reason they usually don't survive transplanting. I don't know if they're protected in Ohio or not - while they aren't common I don't think they're actually endangered - but you're better off enjoying them in the woods. In fact, you're really lucky - I've only seen them twice, and once I was with someone who knew where they were growing. Having said that, if you want them in your garden, apparently this one is more successfully propagated commercially than most - you can buy them from nurseries sometimes. Just be sure it IS propagated and not just dug up from the woods. WW

Mollugo verticillata?

Is it a vine? It may be Solanum jasminoides, or potato vine. I lived for over 20 years in Northern CA and only one time did I see pokeweed, but don't know if poke grows in the Central Valley (I know the climate is definitely not the same there as in Sonoma!) But Potato Vine seemed to be pretty much a universally used fast, thick grower for problem areas. The individual blooms will look a bit like those of tomato plants, and its purple berries are small. Stems and foliage often take on a purple tinge depending on light exposure. Folks either love it because of its vigor and reliability or hate it because it's "overused."

Thanks y'all - that sure looks like it! Have you eaten it? What do you eat - the whole thing? Or just the leaves? Thanks again!