Apr 24 Walker Creek Wildflowers

 

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New York Ferns

I knew these were there and wanted to see them in bloom. I missed peak bloom but saw enough to make the hike a success. Golden Club, a plant I don't see often, is an aquatic usually in shallow water. These were in an abandoned bed of Walker Creek in which the water backs up into the bed. They have a long golden spadix with minute flowers.

Right next to the Golden Club colony there were many Jack in the Pulpits.

Here is how the Jack starts off, blasting its way up from the earth.

Mountain Laurel buds

Yellow Star Grass