Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Wanders on the Great Allegheny Passage | Spring Flora #6


Moon Day 3


Starts Apr 29, 2025 07:13 AM

Ends Apr 30, 2025 08:04 AM


Spring flora really taking off with the waxing Moon.

Azure bluets, a North American Native (click on photos for enlargements)

Azure bluets

Azure bluets

Blue Bugleweed, native of Eurasia

Blue Bugleweed

Blue Bugleweed

Abundant catnip and nettle

Dogwood, an Alleghany Mountain classic

Dogwood

Dogwood flower

Dogwood flower

Redbud, Allegheny and Appalachian Native

Redbud

Redbud

Mustard garlic. Native of Eurasia, including Xinjiang, and North Africa. Highly invasive. Extremely common along the GAP. Can crowd out Native plants. 

Mustard garlic.

Mustard garlic.

Mustard garlic.

Mustard garlic.

Mustard garlic.

Red columbine, Native of the Alleghenies

Red columbine

Red columbine

Red columbine

Forest Phlox, Native of Eastern North America

Forest Phlox