Glad we were able to reschedule the Lower Cat Gap field trip after it was rained out last week. It was a beautiful day and we had a great turnout and lots of plants to see. Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Richard Holzman, Penny Longhurst, & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Spring Avens (Geum vernum) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3-spring-avens-geum-vernum-.jpg?w=214&h=214&crop=1&ssl=1 "Spring Avens (Geum vernum) [Rosaceae]")
![Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) [Papaveraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bloodroot-sanguinaria-canadensis-in-fruit-rh.jpg?w=221&h=294&ssl=1 "Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) [Papaveraceae]")
![Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-20-024-pisgah-nf-lower-cat-gap-loop-southern-nodding-trillium-trillium-rugelii-rh.jpg?w=221&h=124&ssl=1 "Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-20-102-pisgah-nf-lower-cat-gap-loop-dwarf-cinquefoil-potentilla-canadensis-rh.jpg?w=184&h=103&ssl=1 "Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]")
![Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hairy-phlox-phlox-amoena-20230421_140256.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]")
![Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/hearts-a-bustin-strawberry-bush-euonymus-americanus-.jpg?w=166&h=166&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]")
![Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-20-050-pisgah-nf-lower-cat-gap-loop-sweet-white-violet-viola-blanda-rh.jpg?w=296&h=166&ssl=1 "Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) [Violaceae]")
![Pale or Cream Violet (Viola striata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/4-pale-or-cream-violet-viola-striata-.jpg?w=317&h=238&ssl=1 "Pale or Cream Violet (Viola striata) [Violaceae]")
![Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) [Ranunculaceae] Female flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-04-20-013-pisgah-nf-lower-cat-gap-loop-early-meadow-rue-thalictrum-dioicum-female-flowers-rh.jpg?w=418&h=557&ssl=1 "Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) [Ranunculaceae] Female flowers")
![Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/old-field-toadflax-nuttallanthus-canadensis-.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Old-field Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]")
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