spring ephemeral

American  

noun

1. any of various woodland wildflowers that appear above ground in early spring, flower and fruit, and die in a short two-month period.

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Example Sentences

That was Corydalis solida or C. flexuosa, a spring ephemeral with a tuberous root system.

From Seattle Times

If you’ve got daffodils and tulips in your garden, you’re already growing a type of spring ephemeral.

From Seattle Times

A related species, Andrena uvulariae, targeted bellwort, also a spring ephemeral.

From Washington Post

My favorite part was a story from my dad, about how she hunted the “spring ephemeral” wildflowers like a bounty hunter.

From Seattle Times

Spring ephemeral: That phrase, with the promise in the first word and the fleeting in the second, says it all.

From Seattle Times