๐ŸŒผ sharp-lobed hepatica ๐ŸŒฟ Hepatica acutiloba #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒธ eastern redbud ๐ŸŒฟ Cercis canadensis despite being members of the bean family these redbuds lack the root nodules that allow other beans to fix nitrogen #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒธ fire pink ๐ŸŒฟ Silene virginica #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒน toadshade ๐ŸŒฟ Trillium sessile #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒผ rue anemone ๐ŸŒฟ 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 #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒผ virginia saxifrage ๐ŸŒฟ Micranthes virginiensis #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒผ bloodroot ๐ŸŒฟ Sanguinaria canadensis one of my faves, named for their caustic red sap #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒผ virginia springbeauty ๐ŸŒฟ Claytonia virginica #nativeplants #ecoregion71
๐ŸฆŽ salamanders ๐ŸŒฟ Pseudotriton ruber - red salamander Eurycea cirrigera - southern 2-lined salamander Plethodon dorsalis - northern zigzag salamander #ecoregion71
๐ŸŒธ cedar gladecress ๐ŸŒฟ Leavenworthia stylosa these is the most vivid purple i think i've seen em with ๐Ÿ‘€ narrowly endemic to the nashville basin #nativeplants #ecoregion71