Spring Flowers at Riverbend
Date/Time
Sunday, April 7, 2019
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location
Riverbend Park Nature Center
Categories
The Riverbend Park floodplain is a great example of the Potomac River Gorge’s rich variety of spring ephemerals—in fact, this diversity and the large display of bluebells has earned Riverbend a place on the VNPS Registry. Alongside the trails we will find spring beauty (Claytonia virginica), Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) and squirrel corn (Dicentra canadensis), yellow trout lily. (Erythronium americanum), and bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Our walk on April 7 will come one day after the park’s annual Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) festival, and chances are we will see the expansive stands of bluebells that emerge there every spring.
Spring wildflower ID with Alonso Abugattas on a Riverbend trail
Our walk leader, Alonso Abugattas, is a well-known local naturalist, storyteller, and blogger. He is the Natural Resources Manager for Arlington County Parks. A former officer, including president, of the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society, Alonso is a master naturalist and master gardener, serving as an instructor for both, and he was a co-founder of the Washington Area Butterfly Club. He invites you to check out his Capital Naturalist Blog (http://capitalnaturalist.
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