Erigenia bulbosa, also known as harbinger of spring or pepper and salt,[2] is a flowering perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

[3] This plant is known as harbinger of spring because it is one of the earliest blooming native wildflowers of rich forests in the mid-latitude United States.

As is characteristic of the carrot family, the leaves of this plant are sheathed at the base and pinnately divided into many small sections.

[5] Harbinger of spring is an occasional plant in rich hardwood forests of eastern North America.

[citation needed] Its typical associates include spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) and cut-leaf tooth wort (Cardamine laciniata).