Looks like the timing for our Glassy Mountain trip was perfect. All our favorite plants were there. Photography by Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom. Read more info on the plants at Glassy at Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan
![Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_006.jpg?w=200&h=150&ssl=1 "Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]")
![Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_129.jpg?w=209&h=279&ssl=1 "Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_044.jpg?w=317&h=178&ssl=1 "Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) [Rosaceae]")
![Maryland Hawkweed (Hieracium marianum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_039.jpg?w=399&h=532&ssl=1 "Maryland Hawkweed (Hieracium marianum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_046.jpg?w=233&h=175&ssl=1 "Littlehip Hawthorn (Crataegus spathulata) [Rosaceae]")
![Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_005.jpg?w=210&h=157&ssl=1 "Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]")
![Wafer Ash; Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata) [Rutaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_104.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Wafer Ash; Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliata) [Rutaceae]")
![False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_115.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) [Liliaceae]")
![Maryland Hawkweed (Hieracium marianum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_038.jpg?w=191&h=144&ssl=1 "Maryland Hawkweed (Hieracium marianum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_054.jpg?w=191&h=143&ssl=1 "Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Beaked Corn Salad (Valerianella radiata) [Valerianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_126.jpg?w=219&h=164&ssl=1 "Beaked Corn Salad (Valerianella radiata) [Valerianaceae]")
![Rattlesnake Weed (Hieracium venosum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_004.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Rattlesnake Weed (Hieracium venosum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_092.jpg?w=228&h=128&ssl=1 "Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica) [Sapindaceae]")
![Elf Orpine (Diamorpha smallii) [Crassulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_075.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Elf Orpine (Diamorpha smallii) [Crassulaceae]")
![Beaked Corn Salad (Valerianella radiata) [Valerianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_128.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Beaked Corn Salad (Valerianella radiata) [Valerianaceae]")
![Hairy Lip Fern (Cheilanthes lanosa) [Pteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_036.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "Hairy Lip Fern (Cheilanthes lanosa) [Pteridaceae]")
![Black Jack Oak (Quercus marilandica) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_012.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Black Jack Oak (Quercus marilandica) [Fagaceae]")
![Sparkleberry; Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_018.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Sparkleberry; Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) [Ericaceae]")
![Poison Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_021.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Poison Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) [Anacardiaceae]")
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