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Title Bowman-Root, Gillenia trifoliata, Rosaceae
Date May 11, 1950
Description The image shows a blooming bowman's root (Gillenia trifoliata) plant. The plant was found in Roanoke County, Virginia, on the roadside at Sugar Loaf Mountain. The photograph was taken by Myrl Brooks on May 11, 1950.
Location Location Name: Sugarloaf Mountain
Parkway Milepost: None
Latitude: 37.2376363
Longitude: -80.0411498
Creator Individual Myrl Brooks
Tags Flora
Photographs
Roanoke County (Va.)
Credit Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway