e-phem-er-al
something that lasts for a very short time : ‘fashions are ephemeral’
The word is derived from the Greek ephemeros, ‘lasting for only a day’.
- White Trout Lilly (Wikipedia)
- Bloodroot
- Jack-in-the-Pulpit
- Mayapple
- Spring Beauty
- Early Buttercup (Wikipedia)
- Downy Yellow Violet (Wikipedia)
- Trillium
- Merry Bells (Wikipedia)
- Wood Anemone (Wikipedia)
- Wild Geranium
To read more about spring ephemerals see this article by Robin Sweetser. This article will talk about the following 10 ephemerals:
- Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica),
- Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria),
- Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis),
- Eastern spring beauty (Claytonia virginica),
- Trout lily (Erythronium americanum),
- Red trillium (Trillium erectum),
- Starflower (Trientalis borealis),
- Wood anemones (Anemone quinquefolia),
- Round-lobed hepatica (Anemone americana),
- Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata).
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