Late April Hikes

Three Hikes in five days. One on a trout stream in Fayette County
 and two within spitting distance of my house.
The interesting thing was finding Yellow Lady

Slipper and Showy Orchis in places that I have never seen them before .Both were a couple of weeks from blooming, But, I'll be there.
Last Summer, I found some of the largest Trillium plants that I have seen, so had been looking forward all year to going back. I got there in time but they were Red Trillium and not as large this year, unless the leaves continue to grow after blooming.





Below are Fayette County wildflowers first

trillium sessile

Common names: Sessile trillium, toadshade.

Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne

Light Variety of Dwarf  Larkspur

#334 - Cleavers
This is a new flower to record on this blog
the 334th I have found, photographed and
identified

#335- Fernleaf Phacelia
I kept seeing this and thinking it may be wild Geriumn
but knew there was a difference, and it turns out,
it too is a new wildflower for this blog

Mitrewort

Baneberry

Foam Flower

Wild Blue Phlox

Large Flower Bellwort

Wild Ginger

Stone Crop

Rebud

                    Camp Creek Wildflowers 

Lots of baby Trillium

Southern Red Trillium

Last of the Hepatica

Yellow Lady Slipper, just starting

Showy Orchis

                  Logging road near home Wildflowers below 

                             Red Trillium

Rue Anemone

Odd Color of Mountain Thimbleweed

Cutleaf Toothwort