Wildflowers by Jim Smith
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| Spring has come to the Kanawha Valley. A short walk in
the White Hollow of the Kanawha State Forest allowed an
opportunity to see some neat birds as well as a lot of Spring
Wildflowers. The flowers I could photograph, but not the
birds. These pictures were taken on April 15, 2005. There are bluets everywhere. |
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Golden Ragwort is particularly abundant along the road. |
| Violets are also everywhere, in many varieties, |
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and various colors |
| One of my favorites is the Trout Lily which is still abundant even though it is an early flower. |
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It must be Spring if the Spring-beauty is up. |
| It is already late enough that the Bloodroot is just about gone. Very few were left. |
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Phlox are in their beautiful prime. |
| Various variety of Trillium are to be found |
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The bellwort is especially pretty. I think this is the large-flowered variety. |
| Rue Anemone is found everywhere.
That's it. Better get out in the woods before all the "belly flowers" are all gone. |
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| Here are some more flowers found in Kanawha State Forest toward the end of April 2006, starting with a beautiful Yellow Lady's-Slipper found right along the road. |
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Foamflowers were everywhere. |
| The patch of Dwarf Iris are always to be found near the bridge leading to White Hollow. |
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May-apples are in bloom. |
| There are a few Perfoliate Bellworts. |
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We found a Jack-in-the-pulpit. |
| Wild Ginger flowers are usually well hidden. |
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Then there is the unusual Squawroot. |
| Carolina Spring-beauty are still around. |
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The Trillium is just about gone. |
| It is Morrel time too! |
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There was a lot of Wild Stonecrop to be found. |
| Yes, there are birds out there such as this Mallard. |
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