I was excited that #iNaturalist and #NYCEcoFlora had a quest this month to nominate an official #NYCWildflower … but the candidate species for the month of May I think are poor — only one is flowering now, and its rare in wild areas.
If it were me, I’d nominate the #jewelweed / touch-me-not as the official #NYC #Wildflower. Gorgeous orange or yellow all summer… a wild-remedy for poison ivy & skin rashes. Beautiful and plentiful in wild areas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens_capensis

https://www.wildflowernyc.org/issues