Blue Ridge Country March/April 2022 - 65
SINGING IN THE GARDEN
With the trail to myself, I start searching. I've brought
along a pocket wildflower guide to ensure correct identification,
but if I had cell service I would be using the free
app, iNaturalist. Because I want to be able to find these
plants again next year, I set my own flags
at each location. I hope the squirrels,
which seem to take great delight
in moving my forest fairy houses
around, will leave the flags
alone.
My first discovery is a
small area of mayapples,
Podophyllum peltatum. They
don't have their characteristic
nodding white bloom, yet, but
their leaves are unmistakable even
in their early unfolding. By the end of
my walk, I have found 20 species on my
list and flagged them for future walks. I am interested in
seeing how they change through the seasons. My favorite,
a yellow lady's slipper Cyprepedium parviflorum, has
not bloomed, so I will check on it in a week or so.
The dogs return from their chase and we meander
home. When I reach my driveway, I look back. A squirrel,
waving his tail and chattering madly, is eyeing my
flags. I hope it's congratulating me for my interest and
not planning a raid. Only time will tell.
The iNaturalist app can be
found here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/
or by scanning this:
Meanwhile, if you are interested in walking
the Brushy Hills Preserve trail this spring
and using their plant list you can find it by
scanning the QR code at the right.
Or, you can find it at: https://vnps.org/
upperjamesriver/events/brushy-hillswildflower-walk/
www.ExploreElkin.com
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https://www.inaturalist.org/
https://www.vnps.org/upperjamesriver/events/brushy-hills-wildflower-walk
http://www.hemlockinn.net
http://www.ExploreElkin.com
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