June on the West River Trail brings a gorgeous display of mountain laurel!
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Mountain Laurel in Bloom
The mountain laurel is in bloom along the West River Trail. If you have not walked the trail to/from the Rice Farm Road trailhead lately, now is the time. Enjoy!
Kalmia latifolia, commonly called mountain laurel, calico-bush, or spoonwood, is a broadleaved evergreen shrub in the heather family, Ericaceae, that is native to the eastern United States.
Mountain Laurel in Bloom!
The mountain-laurel rear the Rice Farm Trailhead is in bloom! Click on the link to read the Wikipedia entry about mountain-laurel. If you have not been on the West River Trail lately, now is the time! Enjoy!