Jim scouted the Mountains-to-Sea trail near Craven Gap. Here are some of his pictures taken during the last 2 weeks of April. Photography by Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show)
![Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/robins-plantain-erigeron-pulchellus-1.jpg?w=242&h=307&ssl=1 "Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]")
![Large-leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/large-leaf-waterleaf-hydrophyllum-macrophyllum.jpg?w=391&h=307&ssl=1 "Large-leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/phacelia-bipinnatifida.jpg?w=241&h=307&ssl=1 "Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Nodding Mandarin (Prosartes maculata) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/nodding-mandarin-prosartes-maculata_58535.02.jpg?w=174&h=221&ssl=1 "Nodding Mandarin (Prosartes maculata) [Liliaceae]")
![Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/meadow-parsnip-thaspium.jpg?w=149&h=117&ssl=1 "Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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