Viewing Tips
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Know where you are going: Wildflowers are often blooming in remote areas and it is crucial that you know where you are going. Here are some helpful links.

Google Maps

GPS Devices

 

 

 

Welcome to Cwildflowers.com! This site is dedicated to helping you find the best wildflower viewing in the U.S. This is the West Virginia page. Enjoy!

Did you know that the Official West Virginia State flower is the American Dogwood (Cornus florida)?

Want to learn about fairs and festivals in West Virginia? Visit US Fairs and Festivals.com

Find events in Kentucky, Maryland,Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia at US Fairs and Festivals.com

The state bird is the Cardinal. Find Wildlifea Areas in West Virginia at CA Wildlife Area.com

Information about historical sites in West Virginia at See Historical Sites.com

Wildflowers in bloom

This site is loaded with great flowering times from alwildflowers.org

Viewing areas of West Virginia in the US Forest Service Domain

Wildflowers in West Virginia identification tools

West Virginia Native Plant Soceity

 

Wildflower Pictures from West Virginia

Flickr

Blue Ridge Wildflowers

Wild Flowers in West Virginia

 

General Wildflower Information

Wildflower Information from the California Academy of Science: This site contains excellent material on the classification and identification of wildflowers in California--here

Wildflowers in Bloom: This page was created by the Horticulture Program of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service and is a photo album of wildflowers found throughout the US listed by common names--here

Wildflower Information.org has information on flowers in color, type, region, or habitat and will help you identify those rare sightings-- here

Wildflower Identification using a interactive key (a geeks delight)--here

identification-- Discover Life

Another interactive key on a great website My Wildflowers.com -- http://www.mywildflowers.com/ features wildflowers from western Pennsylvania

Wildflowers history-- http://www.wildflowerinformation.org/

Wildflower news links from Google--here

The USDA Plant data base contains a plethora of useful information-- http://plants.usda.gov/

Search the database of Hortiplex by common or scientific name-- here

 

Wildflower Photos

Google Wildflower images

Kier's Botanical Photo Archive

Thomas Kornack's Wildflower Photography

Wildflowers and Other Plants of Southern CA

Wildflowersphotos.com

Flickr has pages of photo groups dedicated to wildflowers worldwide

Photo Tips for wildflowers

Wildflower Photograpy Tips from Wildthingsphoto.com

Free eBook from Photonaturalist.net

 

 

See Wildflowers in your state

 

Find Fairs and Festivals in California

Find a Food or Nature Festivals

Can't find it? Use the Google search tool below

Custom Search

More viewing hints: Take pictures, lots of pictures. Digital is the way to go and pack your macro lens. Here are links for camera techniques and products.

Wildflower photo tips

Digital Cameras

Macro lens options