March Fly Dispersal

March fly sp. (Family Bibionidae) had large dispersal event in front yard yesterday. Many (all?) were males.

Swift Creek March 18th

Bloodroot. Sanguinaria canadensis.


Liverwort. Hepatica acutiloba.


Trout Lily. Erythronium americanum.


Trout Lilies. Erythronium americanum.



Spring Beauty. Claytonia virginica. Purslane family (Portulacaceae)


Cutleaf Toothwort. Dentaria laciniata. Mustard family (Brassicaceae).

Duke Forest

Trout lilies, lichen, and some hepatica in bloom.