Violets of the Red Clay valley (and beyond)
Delaware Nature Society field trip, April 28, 2010
We saw 9 or 10 of the 20 violets on the Delaware flora checklist, and a lot of other plants, too. Thanks to Debbie for showing us the violets at our first stop, Iron Hill Park.
We saw 9 or 10 of the 20 violets on the Delaware flora checklist, and a lot of other plants, too. Thanks to Debbie for showing us the violets at our first stop, Iron Hill Park.
Next stop, White Clay Creek State Park.

Smooth Yellow Violet
We spent a while trying to decide whether to call this one
Viola pubescens var. pubescens, the downy yellow violet.
I am going to stick with var. scabriuscula.
Our last stop was the Bucktoe Creek Preserve.

Yellow Roundleaf Violet
Past bloom. This was not actually in the preserve, but on a nearby roadside.
Copyright David G. Smith