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The buttercups are spectacular today. I think these are a species of Ranunculus, but I need to look it up to be sure.
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Here's a close-up of the flowers.
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This is called "Dogtooth Lily," but known to us botanists as Erythrinum albidum.
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I love seeing "Dutchman's Breeches" in the wild. This is a species of Dicentra. I'm not sure of the species, but I have some cultivars of Dicentra in my garden. They're known as "Bleeding Heart" for the garden varieties.
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"Spring Beauty" is about done with it's flowering season. I've been seeing these for a few weeks now. The genus name is "Claytonia."
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Raindrops on a "Virginia Bluebells" leaf.
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Here's the whole plant. The genus name is Mertensia, and I have a lot of these in my garden. They're one of my favorite spring wildflowers with their beautiful blue flowers.
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Violets (aka Viola) were all over the park today. There were two different color morphs - these purple ones and some pale blue, almost white, ones.
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