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#NPOD: Halberdleaf Yellow Violet #Nativeplants

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet – Native Plant of the Day 02/28/2024
Photo from 03/16/2016. Location: North Chickamauga Pocket Wilderness, Hamilton County, TN
More photos / info at the Viola hastata detail page.

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Halberd Leaf Yellow Violet - Viola hastata

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet – Viola hastata

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Short Walk in the North Chickamauga Creek Pocket Wilderness #Wildflowers

My wife and I took a short walk in the North Chickamauga Creek Pocket Wilderness (now managed by Tennessee’s Cumberland State Park; I think it is now named the North Chickamauga State Natural Area) near Soddy-Daisy today. This is a lovely walk along the North Chickamauga Creek; nothing real steep for the first half mile or so. Lots of wildflowers and a beautiful creek to boot. Here are photos of a few of the wildflowers that are blooming.

Forkleaf Toothwort - Cardamine dissecta

Forkleaf Toothwort – Cardamine dissecta was probably the predominant plant along the lower part of the trail.

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