The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update 04/10/2017 – 41 Species Identified

Cindy and I headed down to The Pocket today not only because I needed to get an update published, but because it was an absolutely beautiful day. And the flowers did not disappoint.

Bent White Trillium - Trillium Flexipes

Bent White Trillium – Trillium Flexipes are magnificent and aromatic right now. Hurry for the show!

The full list of what I found blooming, more or less in the date order I expect to find them blooming. (Click on the hyper-linked scientific name to go to the page with more photos/information on that species.)

Wild Hyacinth; Atlantic Camas - Camassia scilloides

Wild Hyacinth – Camassia scilloides – At PEAK!

Blue-eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium

Blue-eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium species. I’m really bad at identifying these to the species.

Yellow Fairybells, Yellow Mandarin - Prosartes lanuginosa

Yellow Fairybells, Yellow Mandarin – Prosartes lanuginosa

New from the 3/30 report:

Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum

The Mayapples – Podophyllum peltatum have finally started to bloom

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