After the walk at Pink Beds, some of us went to Lower Cat Gap trail to search for Gay Wings. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, John Colson, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mountain-fetterbush-eubotrys-recurva-blooms.jpg?w=423&h=423&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae] Blooms")
![Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wild-strawberry-fragaria-virginiana-1.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae]")
![Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wild-strawberry-fragaria-virginiana-bloom.jpg?w=210&h=209&ssl=1 "Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae] Bloom")
![Gay Wings; Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia) [Polygalaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220422_142100-pl.jpg?w=316&h=178&ssl=1 "Gay Wings; Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia) [Polygalaceae]")
![Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/golden-ragwort-packera-aurea-blooms.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae] Blooms")
![Batch of Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/batch-of-wood-anemone-anemone-quinquefolia.jpg?w=203&h=115&ssl=1 "Batch of Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Halberd-leaved Violet (Viola hastata) [Violaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/halberd-leaved-violet-viola-hastata-plant.jpg?w=290&h=291&ssl=1 "Halberd-leaved Violet (Viola hastata) [Violaceae] Plant")
![Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens*) [Ranunculaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/creeping-buttercup-ranunculus-repens-blooms.jpg?w=271&h=203&ssl=1 "Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens*) [Ranunculaceae] Blooms")
![Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/trailing-arbutus-epigaea-repens-blooms.jpg?w=205&h=205&crop=1&ssl=1 "Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]")
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