Galax urceolata

Galax

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Family: Diapensiaceae

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: May - July

The evergreen leaves of the Galax seem to be underfoot many places in the woods between Georgia and Virginia.

6 March 2012 Appalachian Trail near Hiawassee, GA	10 September 2013 Appalachian Trail near Damascus, VA	28 April 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Antioch, VA	28 April 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Antioch, VA (with emerging flowerhead)
16 July 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Antioch, VA	16 July 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Antioch, VA	16 July 2019 Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve, Antioch, VA