Central Appalachian / Piedmont Basic Mesic Forest (Twinleaf - Blue Cohosh Type) - CEGL008412

Toad trillium (Trillium sessile) and spring-beauty (Claytonia virginica) dominate the early spring ephemerals of a basic mesic forest in the Potomac Gorge, west of Washington, D.C.  Scotts Run Nature Preserve, Fairfax County.