During a family vacation in the Carolinas, I had the opportunity to visit the
Anne Springs Close Greenway, a private Nature Preserve in Fort Mill, SC.
I was there early Friday morning and when we arrived home Friday evening, I headed to the Brush Creek Preserve near my home in WV. It's interesting to see the variety and similarities that 2400 feet elavation difference and 200 miles separation makes. At Anne Springs, I saw Catesby Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) along with several others.
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Catesby Trillium (Trillium catesbaei)
The whole time I was in SC, I was worried I would miss peak bloom at Brush Creek. But, I hit it perfect this evening. Below are WV pctures
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Bloodroot
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Large-Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) and
Long Spurred Violet
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Purple Trillium or Erect Trillium
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A Patch of the thousands of Large Flowered Trillium
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Large Flowered Trillium
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Mitrewort
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Mitrewort
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Wild Ginger
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Foam Flower
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Trout Lilly
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgliPP5JVEo1kVRFc0LHBs1Rm7lSddGjZOZtYivlUzIjz4qr5OWCxn190XJ_-q8s1GK9yFTiDQ9iWHunJxXZNrgZxmRFamwi6l71DbuONA7kqldijEcCIk1W4gEzpHaj5ldINa2OPtKRu19/s400/IMG_4316.JPG)
Gaywings or Fringed Polygala
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Gaywings or Fringed Polygala
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy9vOmeBMe5OYLrwRUXAkw2uEVQzBK-Lz8m3XGo_SjQz6iYwFHBJLnrmO8EsPJ4S2UeOpX0V0iliQbHii-YfPvci7c42TFrhROpA_vttolwUlYSSR0I68TTHQcpYykDoo9ziAmJ-OhdOs/s640/IMG_4330.JPG)
Creeping Phlox
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Pussytoes and Creeping Phlox on a shale barren
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvXX1dE1ybtlB_GRJEQjr12ZOwljpgreZBooXdYTWiHzy4q7TBIeoi9EL-pK3x9_VtXPEZCHvSdHwmSJ0PNBf05VhujToO1BtlYRlHOpduSsYCZgykiaSMXWfKotifX7GAc74mFWUApL5/s400/IMG_4336.JPG)
Female Pussytoes
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Male Pussytoes
Long Spurred Violet
Sometimes the similarities between places is amazing. Great pictures, thanks for sharing & Happy Easter!
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