Cabbage White On Green And Gold

April 25, 2026

A Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) on a wonderful ground cover, Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum). A plant that is native to the eastern United States, mainly in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern US.

The Cabbage White is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and was accidentally brought to North America in about 1860. It spread rapidly and now is found in almost all of North America.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.