White Showy Orchis, Ephemerals and Tree/Shrub Blooms

White Showy Orchis (note last years seed pod)

I spent a beautiful morning roaming the woods near my home under the guise of turkey hunting. I had seen these Showy Orchis last year before they bloomed and was pleased to see them blooming this year. I also found my first all white one. Needless to say my shotgun was forgotten somewhere on a log for a good portion of the morning. This is why I am almost no threat to the turkey population. Many other ephemerals were seen and photographed. I will also post several trees and shrubs I saw blooming this week within the New River Gorge National River.

White Showy Orchis

Showy Orchis

Mitrewort

Res-Spotted Newt or Red Eft

Purple Trillium

Foam Flower

Perfoliate Bellflower

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

This is the 'holler' where I found these wildflowers this morning.
To the left is another stream with this raised area between them. 

Virginia pennywort

Showy Orchis

Purple Trillium

Woodland Anemone 

Carolina Silver Bell

Carolina Silver Bell

Dogwood


Wild Blueberry

Dogwood

  

Hawthorn