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IMG_7522 Unknown Species

9 May 2015

 

Buck Spring Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, North Carolina

 

In this species, Petal color is generally yellow-green to dull yellow in montane populations but can vary to a yellow-maroon in piedmont regions. The nectar sugar concentration for Z. trifoliata ranges from 4.2-13.4% weight to volume. Nectar and pollen are used to attract insect pollinators.

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Uploaded on June 6, 2015
Taken on May 9, 2015