Back on the trail – this time on Chestnut Top Trail in the Smokies for the first 3/10 mile. Spotted on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024:
- Hepatica – 3 blooms – 10 buds
- Long Spurred Violet – 2 blooming
- Seersucker Sedge – 2 blooming
- Spring Beauty – 2 budded
- Star Chickweed – 3 blooming
Note: Photos not made today – taken from files.
The fragile long-spurred violet
Tom Harrington is a regular hiker who reports on wildflowers in the Smokies.