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Photograph of Large Flowered Valerian

- Photo by Brent Steury

Large Flowered Valerian (Valeriana pauciflora), is a rare plant found in GWMP that adds splashes of pink to the spring wildflower show.

A total of 591 species of wildflowers have been documented from the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The spring wildflower show is no more brilliant anywhere in Virginia than in Turkey Run Park.

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