What's That Flower? Snead Farm Loop 5

By Richard Stromberg

[continued from last month]


This is a description of some of the plants to look for as you hike the Snead Farm loop in the North Section of SNP. Starting from the Dickey Ridge Picnic Area in SNP, this is a three-mile hike with 500 feet elevation gain. 


Continue on the trail back into the woods from the hang-glider launch opening. In spring, umbels of white flowers on shrubs are Black Haw (Virburnum prunifolium) while elongated white flower spikes are Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana). Low-growing white-to-pink, five-petal flowers are Wild Pink (Silene caroliniana).



As you approach the junction of Dickey Ridge and Snead Farm Trails, Yellow Lady’s-slipper orchids (Cypripedium parviflorum) are scattered in the woods in May. In summer, Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum) blooms here. 


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