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#NPOD Threepart Violet #Nativeplants

Threepart Violet – Native Plant of the Day 03/06/2024
Photo from 4/1/2012. Location: Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
More photos / info at the Viola tripartita detail page.

Three-parted Yellow Violet, Threepart Violet, Wedge-leaf Yellow Violet - Viola tripartita

Three-parted Yellow Violet, Threepart Violet, Wedge-leaf Yellow Violet – Viola tripartita

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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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The Pocket Status Update 03/07/2019 – 14 Species Blooming

This has been a VERY wet late winter, and cold the last several days. Today (Thursday, 03/07/2019) had a confluence of sunshine, warm temps (low 50’s), and the threat of more rain starting tomorrow, so I made a run down to The Pocket. Unfortunately a significant part of the Shirley Miller Trail, including the boardwalk extension and the trail from the end of the boardwalk to the falls, is closed. Many of the spring wildflowers (Dutchmen’s Breeches, Doll’s Eyes, Bishop’s Cap come to mind immediately) are found along that section, so I won’t know when they are blooming. That being said, I counted 14 species blooming in the area north of the parking lot, the boardwalk loop, and along the Pocket Loop Trail (the “horse trail” that leads to the camping area above the falls, not to be confused with the boardwalk loop on the Shirley Miller Trail.) I’m not sure if this latter area (Pocket Loop Trail) is officially closed or not. If not, I half expect it to happen, since the trail crosses the part area of the hillside which is slipping, causing trees to fall onto the boardwalk below.

boardwalk extension is closed

The Shirley Miller Trail boardwalk extension is closed “indefinitely”

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Lanceleaf Violet – Viola lanceolata – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Lanceleaf Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/16/2017.) Scientific name is Viola lanceolata. Photo below was taken in Coffee County, TN on June 1, 2016. Go to the Lanceleaf Violet detail page for more information and photos.

Lanceleaf Violet, Bog White Violet, Strapleaf Violet - Viola lanceolata

Lanceleaf Violet – Viola lanceolata

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The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain Status Update 3/16/2015 – Game On!!

Today (3/16) was beautiful – clear skies and about 70 degrees by noon. The weather had been pretty warm for several days, with a lot of rain showers over those several days, so I was hopeful that things would have picked up a bit from my last report on 3/7. And had it! Of the 53 species on my current version of my wildflower checklist for The Pocket, we (my wife, a lovely homeschool group we met up with, and I) found 13 blooming right now.

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot – Sanguinaria canadensis

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