Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
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| Title | Penny-leaf, Obolaria virginica, Gentianaceae |
| Date | April 28, 1950 |
| Description | The image shows several blooming penny leaf (Obolaria virginica) plants surrounded by dried leaves and soil. The plants were found in Roanoke County, Virginia,on the hillside across the highway from Dixie Caverns. The photograph was taken by Myrl Brooks on April 28, 1950. Photographer's remarks on photocard: "A partly saprophytic plant" |
| Location |
Location Name: Dixie Caverns Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 37.252556
Longitude: -80.175222 |
| Creator Individual | Myrl Brooks |
| Tags |
Flora
Photographs Roanoke County (Va.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
