Common Spring Wildflowers of Virginia

This field guide has a few of the beautiful spring wildflowers one can find in Virginia.

spring beauty

Claytonia virginica (L.), the Eastern spring beauty, Virginia spring beauty, or fairy spud, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Portulacaceae. Its native range is Eastern North America. Its scientific name honors Colonial Virginia botanist John Clayton (1694–1773).

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