Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus, Styracaceae)
Here are beautiful new flowers of native Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus) in the Styracaceae plant family in the woods today. This deciduous shrub has everything - gorgeous white flowers like these, edible nuts (here), and pretty autumn leaves (here). The flowers have a strong, sweet fragrance like perfume. For the few weeks that they flower, there is no finer flower in our mountains. They are pretty common here on San Marcos Pass -- both in woodland (like these) and chaparral. They are stunning flowers, worth hunting for. (San Marcos Pass, 8 April 2022)
Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus, Styracaceae)
Here are beautiful new flowers of native Snowdrop Bush (Styrax redivivus) in the Styracaceae plant family in the woods today. This deciduous shrub has everything - gorgeous white flowers like these, edible nuts (here), and pretty autumn leaves (here). The flowers have a strong, sweet fragrance like perfume. For the few weeks that they flower, there is no finer flower in our mountains. They are pretty common here on San Marcos Pass -- both in woodland (like these) and chaparral. They are stunning flowers, worth hunting for. (San Marcos Pass, 8 April 2022)