Spring Beauty
(Claytonia virginica)
Species Description
**Description:** A small, delicate wildflower with white or pale pink petals featuring fine pink "honey-guide" stripes.
**Size:** 3 to 6 inches tall.
**Identification:** Features two long, narrow, grass-like leaves and five-petaled flowers. The pink stripes guide pollinators to the nectar.
**Life Cycle:** A quintessential spring ephemeral that blooms in massive white "drifts" in April.
**Habitat:** Moist deciduous woods across the plateau.
**Size:** 3 to 6 inches tall.
**Identification:** Features two long, narrow, grass-like leaves and five-petaled flowers. The pink stripes guide pollinators to the nectar.
**Life Cycle:** A quintessential spring ephemeral that blooms in massive white "drifts" in April.
**Habitat:** Moist deciduous woods across the plateau.