Spring is definitely here. I spotted my first Spring Beauty wildflower (Claytonia virginica) on 26 March during a hike at Prince William Forest Park in Triangle, Virginia. Before long I am sure that I will see large numbers of them in the forest, though they tend to be ephemeral and don’t bloom for very long.
The Spring Beauty plants have tiny underground tubers that Native Americans reportedly prepared and ate like potatoes, though I suspect that you would have to collect a lot of them to make a meal.
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Mike Powell 
Lovely!
Thanks–these wildflowers are tiny, but so beautiful.
Great shot
Thanks. I tried to capture a macro-like shot, although I was actually shooting with an 18-400mm zoom lens.