One of the first spring flowers to bloom on the forest floor around Lake Martin, the Trout Lily is a beautiful, delicate and diminutive native flower.
But what it lacks in size, it makes up for in numbers. Trout Lilies form colonies, so if you see one, you’ll likely see many more nearby.
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