Eastern US Flower Gallery

Posted by Marc on July 26, 2003.

I like to take closeups of flowers, but I am not very good at identifying them. If you have any idea what some of these are, please leave a comment at the bottom of the page so that I can update the entry.

Wild Roses at Big Schloss Virginia

I found this beautiful flower along the Mill Mountain Trail near Big Schloss in George Washington National Forest.

Lady Slipper on the Appalachian Trail

Whenever you find one of these little harlots, you are kind of surprised. They seem to favor no place in particular. This one was found near Annapolis Rock on the Appalachian Trail in Maryland.

Lady Slipper Near Table Rock

I found this little beauty along the trail to Table Rock in the Canaan Mountain area. It was oddly perched along a muddy trail with a reasonable amount of traffic. I hope that it didn't get stomped by some careless hiker.

Marsh Flowers at Cranberry Glades

We found these little lovelies along the boardwalk at Cranberry Glades. The were the only wildlife that wasn't scared away by the loud throngs of tourists..

Purple and Yellow Thingies in Shenandoah National Park

These little guys were found next to the middle falls of Overall Run.

Dangling White Flowers

There were several of these flowers along the trail. They dangle beneath a large four-leaved, milky plant. You have to get on the ground and look up from beneath the twelve inch plants to see the flowers These little guys also were found along Overall Run.

Small Purple Flowers

These were at Overall Run to. It was a good late-spring day for flowers.

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Burlton said:

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Forgot to mention the Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum). What a cool pic! The white flowers can be hard to see because the are held beneath the large umbrella leaves. This plant has a very tasty fruit in late summer, if you find it before the deer, squirrels, and groundhogs do. The yellow-green pulp, when ripe, tastes a bit like passionfruit, pawpaw, and pricklypear combined. However, the the other parts of this plant (including its seeds) are reputedly very poisonous. SO watchout! And spit out the seeds.

Burlton said:

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Nice Pics! What wonderful plants we have in the east. The rose-like flower is that of the Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus L.)--they're in the rose family and can have delicious fruit. The lady slipper flower is that of the Moccosin Flower(Cypripedium acaule Ait.)--considered to be one of our most common (though still rare) large flowered orchids (and one of the best in this author's opinion). Then you have a goldenrod (Solidago sp.) and a thistle (In the Aster family, don't know which genus)--nicely colored composition! Then there are some sort of violet (Viola sp.)and finally Wild (Spotted) Gerainiums (Geranium maculatum L.). Good Spotting and thanks for sharing these wonderful pics!