Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA
Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA
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Family: Hamamelidaceae
Mid-Atlantic bloom time: November
This understory shrub seems to be the last one to bloom in the forest, with its yellow flowers standing out clearly against all the dead leaves. The blossoms have a beautiful faint slightly sweet scent and are pollinated by a moth.
Witch Hazel has a number of medicinal uses, best known of which is an extract used as an astringent. Forked twigs have also been used traditionally as divining rods.
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11 November 2013
Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA
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11 November 2013
Appalachian Trail in Shenandoah National Park, VA
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