Grand Floral Parade - Wildflowers along the Appalachian Trail

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Latin name: Claytonia caroliniana
Flower: The half inch, white to pink flowers have distinctive deeper pink veins coursing along the five petals.
Average bloom season: March to May
Leaves and stems: Two leaves grow opposite each other about halfway up a four to twelve-inch stem.
Range in AT states: Georgia to Maine
Most likely AT locations: Between Unicoi Gap and Dicks Creek Gap in Georgia; Pearis and Peters Mountain in southwest Virginia; on the slopes of Mount Greylock in Massachusetts; near Moxie Pond in Maine.

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