Natural History Wanderings

Great Smoky Mountains Association  has a new wildflower bloom report for May 10th, 2013:

West Prong (B-E) –  Sweet White Violet, Foam Flower, Yellow Trillium, Dog Hobble, Solomon’s Seal, Crested Dwarf Iris, Blackberry, Star Chickweed, Sweet Cicely, False Solomon’s Seal, Cancer Root, Trillium Erect, Canadian Violet, Robins Plantain, Rue Anemone, Vasey Trillium (few – others budded), Galax (just starting to bloom), Fairywand (nice), Common Cinquefoil, Common Blue Violet, Prostate Bluet, Little Brown Jugs, Star Grass, Hawkweed, Hooked Buttercup and Mapleleaf Viburnum.

Bote Mountain (B to West Prong Trail) – Common Cinquefoil, Lyre Leaf Sage, Hawkweed, Sweet White Violet, Yellow Trillium, Hooked Buttercup, Star Grass, Crested Dwarf Iris, Hispid Buttercup, Lousewort, Robins Plantain, Dog Hobble, Fairywand and Golden Ragwort.

School House Gap (B to Chestnut Top Trail) – Yellow Trillium, Sweet White Violet, Dog Hobble, Canadian Violet, Solomon’s Seal, Robins Plantain, Lyre Leaf Sage, Wild Geranium, Catesby Trillium, Cross Vine, Lousewort, Hawkweed, Foam Flower, Wild Phlox, Hispid Buttercup, False Solomon’s Seal, Long Spurred Violet, Carolina Vetch, Crested Dwarf Iris, Wild Oats, Star Grass, Fairywand (nice) and Birdfoot Violet.

Chestnut Top (B-E) – Flame Azalea, Star Grass, Hawkweed, Birdfoot Violet, Solomon’s Seal, Mapleleaf Viburnum, Cross Vine, Foam Flower, Hooked Buttercup, Sweet White Violet, Stone Crop, Yellow Trillium, Fairywand, Galax (just starting to bloom), Rue Anemone, Lousewort, Mountain Laurel (just starting to bloom), Dog Hobble, Blackberry, False Solomon’s Seal, Meadow Parsnip, Fire Pink, Robins Plantain, Purple Phacelia and Star Chickweed.

Note:   Not many blooms left on some of the flowers, and many blooms are well past their peak.  Vasey Trillium, Galax,  Fairywand, Mapleleaf Viburnum, Birdfoot Violet, Mountain Laurel and Hooked   Buttercup are either just starting to bloom or are at their peak.

See older reports at:  Wildflower Updates | Great Smoky Mountains Association.