Maybe we were a little early this year. We missed a few plants we were hoping to see. Next year we’ll have to go later in April. Photography by Penny Longhurst, Joe Standaert, & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Read more info on the plants at Glassy at Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan
![False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_016-js.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) [Liliaceae]")
![Roundleaf Ragwort (Packera obovata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_031-js.jpg?w=306&h=230&ssl=1 "Roundleaf Ragwort (Packera obovata) [Asteraceae]")
![Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_011-js.jpg?w=219&h=164&ssl=1 "Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_042-js.jpg?w=192&h=144&ssl=1 "Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]")
![Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_027-js.jpg?w=218&h=292&ssl=1 "Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]")
![Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_026-js.jpg?w=336&h=189&ssl=1 "Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]")
![White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Bark](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/unknown-1-bark-20220404_110910.jpg?w=296&h=529&ssl=1 "White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Bark")
![Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) [Portulacaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_043-js.jpg?w=283&h=379&ssl=1 "Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) [Portulacaceae]")
![Divided-leaf Groundsel (Packera millefolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_040-js.jpg?w=165&h=124&ssl=1 "Divided-leaf Groundsel (Packera millefolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Virginia Pine; Scrub Pine (Pinus virginiana) [Pinaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_023-js.jpg?w=165&h=123&ssl=1 "Virginia Pine; Scrub Pine (Pinus virginiana) [Pinaceae]")
![Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida; Benthamidia florida) [Cornaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_065-js.jpg?w=251&h=141&ssl=1 "Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida; Benthamidia florida) [Cornaceae]")
![Possibly Red Buckeye - Painted Buckeye hybrid (Aesculus X mutabilis [pavia x sylvatica])](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_024-js.jpg?w=258&h=145&ssl=1 "Possibly Red Buckeye - Painted Buckeye hybrid (Aesculus X mutabilis [pavia x sylvatica])")
![Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_067-js.jpg?w=318&h=179&ssl=1 "Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]")
![White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_029-js-1.jpg?w=314&h=421&ssl=1 "White Ash (Fraxinus americana) [Oleaceae] Blooms")
![Small Bluet, Red-eyed Bluet (Houstonia pusilla) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/d22012_glassymtn_013-js.jpg?w=445&h=334&ssl=1 "Small Bluet, Red-eyed Bluet (Houstonia pusilla) [Rubiaceae]")
![Early Winter Cress (Barbarea verna*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/early-winter-cress-barbarea-verna-nn-20220404_114231.jpg?w=187&h=334&ssl=1 "Early Winter Cress (Barbarea verna*) [Brassicaceae]")
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