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Flame Azalea, a species of Rhododendron, native to North America.  Spring is here when these beauties show all around the mountain forest in areas with some direct sun.  All parts of the plants are poisonous to humans. 

Around the Smoky Mountains, nothing says Spring like the lovely Trillium popping up in the forest.

King Solomon's Seal abound. It is said to treat lung disorders, reduce swelling (inflammation) and to dry out tissue and draw it together (as an astringent). Native to woodland areas of several continents, including North America.  Small tubular flowers which come in white, green, or pink with slender arching stems and long, lance shaped leaves. Small blackish berries remain after the flowers fade, often enjoyed by birds.  Solomon's seal turn a golden yellow in autumn.

Fire pink wildflower, also known as Scarlet Catchfly, Cliff Pink, Indian Pink . Fire pink has five bright red petals that flare our into long tubes. The sticky hairs on its leaves trap prey and discourage ants and other pests from eating the leaves.  Although this plant is pollinated primarily by hummingbirds, many small songbirds eat its seeds. 

Trillium simile, the jeweled wake-robin, is native to southern parts of the Appalachian Mountains (Tennessee, Georgia, North and South Carolina).  Known as sweet white wake-robin, sweet white trillium and confusing trillium. Prefers to grow in moist soils in mature forests at the edges of Rhododendron thickets and at the edges of forests.  It is founds at elevations of 1,640 - 2,300 feet).

Flame Azalea can grow as tall as 14 to 15 ft, and we've seen one about that tall in our mountain forest!