Spring in the Mountains

Wood Anemone
Originally uploaded by toadshade

These are from Pearson Falls road outside of Saluda, NC. I'm too cheap to pay the 2 bucks to go into the falls. Especially when the same wildflowers are growing all along the dirt road outside the falls. There's nothing like Spring in the mountains for nature enthusiasts. This Wood Anemone has a special significance to me since it was the first wildflower I ever identified and there were very few there. I found Toadshade Trillium, Large-flowered Trillium, Toothwort, Spring Beauty, Mayapple, Smooth Leaved Violet, Bellwort, Solomon's Seal, Sharp-leaved Hepatica and Bloodroot. You can all the pictures (including Toadshade) at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/toadshade/sets/72157616132807068/detail/

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