Since we were at Scioto Trail State Park mid-May, there were so many wildflowers along the trails that I thought they merited their own post. Here’s a look at some of the flowers that we saw, plus some of the living creatures that were near them.
Wildflowers
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_spiderwort_7362241120-640x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_spiderwort_7362241132-480x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_bluet_7362241078-640x480.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_flower_7362254668-640x480.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_flower-cluster_7362241156-640x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_violet-wood-sorrel_7362241072-640x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_white-flowers_7362241146-640x360.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_fire-pink_7362230624-480x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_common-milkweed_7362230596-640x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_false-seal-of-solomon_7362289462-480x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_tulip-tree_7177054391-480x640.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_unidentified-flower_7177717971-640x360.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_spores_7362303652-640x360.jpg)
Animal life
While looking for wildflowers, the following little creatures also caught my eye.
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_orchard-spider_7362254788-640x360.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_nymph-of-assassin-bug_7185946092-640x480.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_toad-in-hiding_7362266270-640x481.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_zebra-butterfly-on-blackberry-blossoms_7362303640-640x480.jpg)
![](https://trekohio.com/wp-content/uploads/201206_bee-on-eastern-waterleaf-blossom_7362230532-480x640.jpg)
Additional information
Bob’s post, Scioto Trail State Park, describes the trails, amenities, and location of this park.
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Is the white globe of flowers (“Unidentified flower”) White Baneberry – Actaea pachypoda?
Oh, so pretty! You KNOW I love those photos! 🙂
The first two photos show a spiderwort (genus Tradescantia) and the sixth appears to be wood sorrel (genus Oxalis).
Steve Schwartzman
http://portraitsofwildflowers.wordpress.com
Thank you, Steve.