Wild Hydrangea

Description:

The unopened fertile flowers of this Wild Hydrangea reminded me of a head of cauliflower.

Habitat:

Widely distributed across the eastern United States—from southern New York to the panhandle of Florida, west to eastern Oklahoma and southeastern Kansas. It is mainly found in moist soils under a hardwood forest canopy and is often common along woodland road banks and streams.[3] It is common in the Delaware River Valley and in the Appalachian Mountains

Notes:

Growing on the hillside near an events building near Pigeon Forge, TN