Wild Ginger. Asarum arifolium. Look at the base of the stem and the stick for the green-purplish flower which is urn shaped. You can just make out the yellow color at the top of the flower. The root has a ginger fragrance. This is not the seasoning ginger but some references that if boiled with sugar it makes an acceptable substitute. Please do not pick it here though.
It's a joy to hike the Dunnavant Trail and observe the breath taking birth of the Appalachian Spring. For a nature conservationist there's a photograph around every bend. Keep about the good work.
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I thought I was the only wild ginger on the trail! I love this trail even more now. :)
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