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This is the earliest I ever seen this flower. This was the only one in flower in this whole tract of forest.
This is the first time I saw this bloom before Bloodroot does. Even the Toothworts nearby aren't in bloom yet.

Growing in some wood chips in the Climatron at Missouri Botanical Garden. Smelled strongly earthy, had a fungal taste (not ingested). The last picture is a second mushroom seen maybe 10 ft. from the first in a separate bed