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In April, wildflower chasers Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root set off to find early bloomers pushing through the thawed ground. The number of flowers sprouting in the colder-than-average spring was minimal but one stood out.

The pale-petaled hepatica peaked through fallen leaves at the Townsend Woods Scientific and Natural Area. Povo and Root discovered hepatica cropping up, along with other flowers on their hunt.

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The number of flowers peaking through melted snow and fallen leaves was minimal in April, but one stood out. Wildflower chasers Kelly Povo and Phyllis Root discovered pale-petaled hepatica at the Townsend Woods Scientific and Natural Area.

Audio Postcard: Spring season brings a hunt for hepatica

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