toxicojendron radicans๐ผ sharp-lobed hepatica ๐ฟ
Hepatica acutiloba
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๐ธ eastern redbud ๐ฟ
Cercis canadensis
despite being members of the bean family these redbuds lack the root nodules that allow other beans to fix nitrogen
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๐ผ rue anemone ๐ฟ
Thalictrum thalictroides
it is a coincidence that these three blooming buttercup-family flowers all happen to have 7 sepals, the number can vary from individual to individual
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๐ผ virginia saxifrage ๐ฟ
Micranthes virginiensis
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๐ผ bloodroot ๐ฟ
Sanguinaria canadensis
one of my faves, named for their caustic red sap
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๐ผ virginia springbeauty ๐ฟ
Claytonia virginica
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๐ฆ salamanders ๐ฟ
Pseudotriton ruber - red salamander
Eurycea cirrigera - southern 2-lined salamander
Plethodon dorsalis - northern zigzag salamander
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๐ธ cedar gladecress ๐ฟ
Leavenworthia stylosa
these is the most vivid purple i think i've seen em with ๐
narrowly endemic to the nashville basin
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