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| Butterweed (Packera glabella), Asteraceae (sunflower) family |
Text from 4/14/20: This past week, Zach and I had a little vacation— we were originally going to visit family in Nashville, but the stay-at-home order nixed that. Thankfully, the weather was gorgeous, so we were able to take a lot of walks and hikes.
This year I noticed more wildflowers than ever before! Thanks to the app PlantNet, we were able to identify most of them. I've also included their scientific names (since common names often apply to more than one plant), as well as the plant family they belong to— it's fascinating to discover what's related to what.
Here is a round-up of some of the beautiful flowers we saw this week!
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| Spicebush (Lindera benzoin), Lauraceae (laurel) family |
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| Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), Papaveraceae (poppy) family. They only flower one day a year! |
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| Yellow violet (Viola pubescens eriocarpa), Violaceae (violet) family. I'd never seen these before! |
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| Downy serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), Rosaeceae (rose) family |
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| Common blue violets (Viola sororia sororia), Violaceae (violet) family |
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| Dutchman's breeches (Dicentria cucullaria), Papaveraeceae (poppy) family |
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| Johnny-jump-up/field pansy (Viola bicolor), Violaceae (violet) family |
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| Virginia bluebell #1 (Mertensia virginica), Boraginaecea (borage) family |
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| Virginia bluebell #2 |
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| Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens), Boraginaceae (Borage) family |
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| Ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), Lamiaceae (mint) family |
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| Wakerobin/Trillium (Trillium sessile), Trillium family |
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| Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Araceae (calla lily/peace lily/philodendron) family. I was super excited to see this for the first time! |
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| Dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne), Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family |
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| Blue phlox (Phlox divaricarta), Phlox family |
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| Pawpaw (Asimina triloba), Annonaceae (custard apple) family |
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| Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica), Portulacaceae (purslane) family |
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| Goldenseal (Hydrasis canadensis), Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family |
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| Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), Geraniaceae (geranium) family |
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| White wakerobin (Trillium flexipas), Trillium family |
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| White dogtooth violet/trout lily (Erythronium albidum), Lilaceae (lily) family |
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