Saturday, April 5th, 2025
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Ohio is comprised of different geographies - ranging from the prairie west to the boreal north to the Appalachia east to the Ohio River Valley on the south. That range means plentiful plant diversity. About 1,800 species of native plants are found within the state and another 500 or so are nonnative but naturalized. This flower is a pink lady's slipper.

Related online story:
CELINA - In traditional April fashion, rain showers are bringing Ohio native wildflowers.
Ohio's woodlands provide a large, colorful setting for an array of native wildflowers that can be seen now through mid-May, according to an Ohio Department of Natural Resources news release. [More]
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