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leaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) in the county, but someone will surely tell us where to find it. This species, named for Thomas Jefferson, is similar in appearance to bloodroot but “more stately . . . one of Virginia’s woodland aristocrats and true heritage wildflowers,” according to the Smithsonian’s Stan Shetler. It is recognized by its single large leaf divided into butterfly wing-shaped halves. It produces a separate flowering stalk with a delicate white flower.
Other common spring ephemerals (and these will undoubtedly include some of your favorites) are spring beauty (Claytonia virginica), Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica), wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia), rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides), cut-leaf toothwort (Cardamine concatenate), wild ginger (Asarum canadense), wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), yellow corydalis (Corydahs flavula), some violets (Viola spp.), trilliums (TVilhum spp.), trout lilies or dog-tooth violets (Eiythronium
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