Witchhazel blooming in autumn, attracting a bee to its fragrant flowers.
Late boneset (Eupatorium serotinum) shimmers beside the creek in the angled rays of autumn's low light.
Fallen tree leaves float down the creek brightening the dark reflections of overhead branches.
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BB Rock Creek Park
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Rock Creek Park, BB Riley Springs Bridge
Duke Ellington Bridge, Washington DC
Vibrunum acerifolium, maple-leaf viburnum, fall color, native plant, shrub
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A woman and her dog enjoy springtime walking along the Valley Trail in Rock Creek Park.
Box elder (Acer negundo) blooming branches arch over Rock Creek in ealry spring.
A fallen tree lies in a swampy area overrun with invasive lesser celandine, which is smoothering the naitve wildflowers, such as mayapples. Rock Creek Park in spring.
A beloved and common wildflower, wood violets (Viola soria) display furry-throated spurred blossoms above their heart-shaped green leaves.
Spring beauties (Claytonia virginica) bloom in pink profusion joined by occasional purple violet (Viola sp.).
Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides syn. R. nudiflorum) blooms on a rocky ledge in Rock Creek Park.
Rock Creek viewed from Taft Bridge in spring. Unfolding new leaves paint the treetops in many shades of green and gold.
A wash of yellow blossoms lights up the woodland floor in spring in Rock Creek Park. However, the native troutlily (Erythronium americanum) can barely raise its flowers and leaves above the smoothering carpet of invaseive lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria).
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