After this winter’s snow, ice and freezing temperatures, the thought of spring ephemerals pushing their way through the ground brings hope.

These plants emerge in woodlands as the forest floor begin to warm but before trees’ leaf out.

One of the first harbingers of spring, these hearty souls gather energy from the sun in early spring; it must last them for the remainder of the year since their blooms disappears before many people even notice them.

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