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Plant Walk Jefferson National Forest (part 2)
Jefferson National Forest
The Jefferson National Forest is an amazing FREE resource for anyone wishing to explore nature. If you want to explore there, just be sure to get a good map and watch for any private property signs before entering an area. If you go during hunting season, be sure to wear something bright orange. I was so blessed to have been able to live in the middle of it for two years–and I’m still only 20 minutes away. Here are more of my discoveries while there.
Jefferson National Forest
Craig Creek, Jefferson National Forest
Mystery mushroom that looks like a flower in the Jefferson National Forrest
Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis L., Jefferson National Forest, Virginia
Wild Ginger, Asarum canadense L.,
While you’re exploring, it’s fun to have a guide along with you. I mean, a real human guide would be amazing, but a guidebook is really helpful and fun to identify your discoveries. Here are a few I recommend:
Eastern United States:
Western United States:
Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia
Wild Roses, Rosa Multiflora, Jefferson National Forest
Black Locust Blossoms smell heavenly! One day I will try to capture that smell in a bottle.
Great Blue Lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica, Jefferson National Forest
Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera, Jefferson National Forest
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Queen Annes Lace, Daucus carota, Wild Carrot
Ironweed, Vernonia Noveboracensis, Jefferson National Forest
Mushroom, Jefferson National Forest
Virginia Pine, Pinus Virginiana, Jefferson National Forrest
White Wood Aster, Aster divaricatus, Jefferson National Forrest
Wild Sweet Pea, Lathyrus latifolius, Jefferson National Forest
Shrubby St. Johns Wort, Jefferson National Forest
Sassafras sapling, Sassafras albidum, Jefferson National Forest
Wood Ear, Auricularia auricula-judae, Jefferson National Forest
Pinesap plant, Monotropa hypopithys, Jefferson National Forest
Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Jefferson National Forest, (The flowers are a little blurry because I was focusing on the leaves and stems. One identifying mark is that it looks like the stem is popping up through the leaves.)
