Little Toadshades on cold day.

Toadshade (Trillium sessile)

Today I went to Clifton Gorge in the morning. It is a cold day and it snowed recently. There is still a little bit of snow on the ground in areas.

I went to Clifton Gorge to find Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale), but I can't find any. But I found many other plants. Hepatica are blooming very nice now. And happen many new leaves are growing. There are many little dark and light green Toadshades (Trillium sessile), many very divided Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadense), some Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense), and Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata). I found one Purple Cress (Cardamine douglassii), and I think some Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica).

Squirrel Corn

Purple Cress

Virginia Bluebells?

Cutleaf Toothwort

I don't know what snow trilliums like. I went to the library to read about them, I read from Buckeye Botanist and Around the Bend. I should see them. Maybe I am too late. Maybe happen I am looking in the wrong area. But happen they should be near the Gorge Trail. I am confused and disappointed but maybe I can see them next year. Every year I know a little bit more about spring wildflowers and every year I see something new.