Identify this wildflower

[MOWGLI]

Blooming on December 14 in Jocassee Gorges in Upstate SC - near the Foothills Trail.

http://americanhiking.chattablogs.co...es/064522.html

PS: I know a wildflower isn't technically "wildlife", but I didn't know where else to put this.

[Lone Wolf]

Bloodroot

[Ramble~On]

Bloodroot. but the foliage looks odd and what the......oh yeah, global warming

[Jack Tarlin]

I think the above posters are correct.

Not bad, Wolf. Didn't know you were a wildflower kind of guy.

Veri impressive response. And pithy, too.

[Lone Wolf]

I think the above posters are correct.

Not bad, Wolf. Didn't know you were a wildflower kind of guy.

Veri impressive response. And pithy, too.

my first year on the AT i carried Petersen's Wildflower Guide

[emerald]

Something other than bloodroot. Leaf altogether wrong. Try again.

[Ramble~On]

I thought the foliage looked a little funny for Bloodroot...and what the.. is it doing blooming in December?
It still looks like Bloodroot to me though.

[MOWGLI]

If you folks like playing along, I can do this in the spring on a weekly basis. I live in a wildflower paradise. A 300 acre botanical garden filled with native plants.

[doggiebag]

Colchicum autumnale/Nancy Lindsay

[Minerva]

I agree with SOG it's not bloodroot. Thought it might be a hepatica, but the leaves don't look like any thing I'm familiar with. Is it some kind of anemone or goldthread? Does this plant have it's seasons messed up?

Mowgli16, I think it would be fun to do in the spring, but most folks are out hiking. At least for me, it's in the winter time with the short days and too much time near a computer that I like to play these games.

[warraghiyagey]

my first year on the AT i carried Petersen's Wildflower Guide

Wuss. . .

[doggiebag]

If you folks like playing along, I can do this in the spring on a weekly basis. I live in a wildflower paradise. A 300 acre botanical garden filled with native plants.

Would it be possible to have the same thing with edible wild plants/mushrooms found along the trail? Just for fun.

[MOWGLI]

Would it be possible to have the same thing with edible wild plants/mushrooms found along the trail? Just for fun.

Hmmm. Might have to look hard at that one. Making a mistake in the field can cause some major problems.

How about trees? By bark (in winter) and leaves (in spring & summer)? Got hundreds of 'em all labeled around my cabin. I could do it 5-6 at a time with multiple choice options.

[Ramble~On]

Trees I can deal with....
Mushrooms I'm not gonna go there
Wildflowers.....this spring I hope to photograph a bunch of them and I'll let you figure out what they are since I won't have a clue.

[sasquatch2014]

Is it from the Wintergreen family?

[doggiebag]

Is it bigger than a bread box?

[Cuffs]

That looks like anemone virginiana to me..

[Rain Man]

NOT a wildflower expert, but I'll throw out this possibility from a Foothills Trail journal I recently read--

http://www.trailjournals.com/photos.cfm?id=207815

"Oconee Bell, a flower that only grows in this part of the country. our first sighting."

Maybe Jake Brake would have some other photos?

RainMan

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[MOWGLI]

The Oconee Bell is a real rarity, and is only found in Upstate SC. You don't find it along the AT. In this case, I don't think that's what we're dealing with.

[Groucho]

The Oconee Bell is a real rarity, and is only found in Upstate SC. You don't find it along the AT. In this case, I don't think that's what we're dealing with.

Shortia with-leaves-like-Galax (galacifolia) has a little wider distribution, but is rare. TN, VA, NC, SC, and GA according to http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SHGA