Rihilism, Some of the first spring beauty (Claytonia virginica seems likely) and a passerby on #ClearCreekTrail.
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Photograph of a spring beauty (Claytonia virginica seems likely) flower with an out of focus stem, foliage, and brown leaves in the background. There is a bee (possibly a leafcutter species) flying by and above the flower. Spring beauties are small plants with slender stems. Their flowers have five white petals with bumble-gum pink veining, five white stamens with pink anthers, and a greenish pistil with a pink stigma.
Closeup photograph of a spring beauty (Claytonia virginica seems likely) plant with a cluster of flower buds. One of the flower buds has just begun opening having split the sepal. The remaining flower buds are still tightly bound by the two protective sepals. Spring beauties are small plants that have slender stems. Their flowers have five white petals with bumble-gum pink veining, five white stamens with pink anthers, and a greenish pistil with a pink stigma.