Riparian ragwort
Image by Thomas Cizauskas
Tall, yellow ragwort wildflowers, growing abundantly in the wetlands of Glenn Creek in early spring.
Melton Park
DeKalb County (Clairmont Heights), Georgia, USA.
22 March 2024.
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▶ "Packera anonyma — commonly known as Small’s Ragwort, Appalachian Ragwort, Southern Ragwort, Plain Ragwort — is a wildflower in the aster family (Asteraceae), native to much of the eastern United States, south of New England.
Small’s Ragwort flourishes in habitats that are wet during the winter and dry in summer and is one of the first native flowers to bloom in abundance, beginning in March and continuing into June. The ray and disc flowers are bright yellow, 8-15 rays per flower. The plant grows up to 3 feet tall (1 m)."
— North Carolina Cooperative Extension.
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▶ Seen on the purple-blazed Three Creeks Trail: one in a "labyrinth of soft-surfaced trails" in and around a 120-acre Piedmont forest in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. The trail connects Ira B. Melton Park to the larger Mason Mill Park. The three creeks of the trail’s name are Glenn Creek, Burnt Fork Creek, and South Fork Peachtree Creek; the first two are tributaries of the third.
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