Wild hyacinth along Cumberland Avenue

Found a population of wild hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) along the newly constructed section of Cumberland Avenue just west of the Lodge Apartments near Wal-Mart.  This photo is on the south side of Cumberland.  There is an even greater population of Camassia scilloides visible in the woods on the north side of Cumberland here.  The construction of this road probably took out a lot of these native wildflowers. 

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The place where I found the wild hyacinth also has some other native wildflowers, further indicating that this was a quality natural area before being damaged by the new road construction.  The above photo shows Jacob’s-ladder (Polemonium reptans), and below photo shows Phlox divaricata and Hydrophyllum, possibly Hydrophyllum virginianum.

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Photos taken May 11, 2015.