Tag Archives: Solomon’s Seal

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
What’s Blooming in Mid-May

 

Come along on the Ace Gap Trail to see mid-May wildflowers blooming along a lower elevation trail. Click here or on the photo to see what’s blooming.

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Hiking in the Rain

Here are some lovely photos of flora and fauna in the park taken during the rain this weekend by Ann Froschauer.
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)

Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum commutatum)

Great Blue Heron (Area herodias)

Large Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

Greater Yellow Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium pubescens)