Photography by Daudie Colson, John Colson, & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/southern-nodding-trillium-trillium-rugelii-daudie.jpg?w=157&h=157&crop=1&ssl=1 "Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/robins-plantain-erigeron-pulchellus-johnjohn.jpg?w=157&h=157&crop=1&ssl=1 "Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]")
![False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/false-goatsbeard-hairy-stems-astilbe-biternata-daudie.jpg?w=143&h=143&crop=1&ssl=1 "False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/columbine-aquilegia-canadensis-daudie.jpg?w=179&h=179&crop=1&ssl=1 "Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/perfoliate-bellwort-uvularia-perfoliata-daudie.jpg?w=405&h=304&ssl=1 "Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) [Liliaceae]")
![Shooting Star (Primula meadia) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shooting-star-primula-meadia-daudie.jpg?w=636&h=636&crop=1&ssl=1 "Shooting Star (Primula meadia) [Primulaceae]")
Craven Gap – May 2, 2022
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Sherwood Forest – April 29, 2022
Photography by David Bryan, Cindy Carpenter, Daudie Colson, and John Colson. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Silvery Glade Fern (Deparia acrostichoides) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/silvery-glade-fern-deparia-acrostichoides-dc.jpg?w=260&h=195&ssl=1 "Silvery Glade Fern (Deparia acrostichoides) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![Shining Clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula) [Lycopodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/shining-clubmoss-huperzia-lucidula-dc.jpg?w=342&h=256&ssl=1 "Shining Clubmoss (Huperzia lucidula) [Lycopodiaceae]")
![Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wood-anemone-anemone-quinquefolia-jc.jpg?w=192&h=193&ssl=1 "Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) [Ranunculaceae]")
![New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/new-york-fern-thelypteris-noveboracensis-dc.jpg?w=162&h=218&ssl=1 "New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]")
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Pink Beds – April 22, 2022
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.
![Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/trailing-arbutus-epigaea-repens-blooms.jpg?w=183&h=182&ssl=1 "Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]")
![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=245&h=138&ssl=1 "Batch of Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens*) [Ranunculaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/creeping-buttercup-ranunculus-repens-blooms.jpg?w=209&h=156&ssl=1 "Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens*) [Ranunculaceae] Blooms")
![Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wild-strawberry-fragaria-virginiana-1.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae]")
![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=171&h=171&crop=1&ssl=1 "Halberd-leaved Violet (Viola hastata) [Violaceae] Plant")
![Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/golden-ragwort-packera-aurea-blooms.jpg?w=361&h=271&ssl=1 "Golden Ragwort (Packera aurea) [Asteraceae] Blooms")
![Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mountain-fetterbush-eubotrys-recurva-blooms.jpg?w=258&h=257&ssl=1 "Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae] Blooms")
![Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) [Rosaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/wild-strawberry-fragaria-virginiana-bloom.jpg?w=423&h=423&crop=1&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=296&h=166&ssl=1 "Gay Wings; Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia) [Polygalaceae]")
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The Narrows at Eastatoe Creek Heritage Preserve – April 21, 2022
An scouting trip with plenty of bang for the buck! Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by John Colson & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mountain-bellwort-uvularia-puberula-liliaceae--2.jpg?w=271&h=153&ssl=1 "Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]")
![Basswood; Linden (Tilia americana v. heterophylla) [Tiliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/basswood-linden-tilia-americana-v.-heterophylla-20220421_111856.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Basswood; Linden (Tilia americana v. heterophylla) [Tiliaceae]")
![Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/devils-walking-stick-hercules-club-aralia-spinosa-20220421_101009.jpg?w=272&h=153&ssl=1 "Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae]")
![Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/woodvampclimbing-hydrangea-decumaria-barbara-20220421_103606.jpg?w=272&h=203&ssl=1 "Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![Dwarf Iris (Iris verna v. smalliana) [Iridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/dwarf-iris-iris-verna-v.-smalliana-20220421_094926.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Dwarf Iris (Iris verna v. smalliana) [Iridaceae]")
![Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) [Dennstaedtiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/bracken-fern-pteridium-aquilinum-20220421_121431.jpg?w=197&h=197&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) [Dennstaedtiaceae]")
![Dog Violet (Viola labradorica) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/possibly-dog-violet-viola-labradorica-20220421_115811.jpg?w=138&h=138&crop=1&ssl=1 "Dog Violet (Viola labradorica) [Violaceae]")
![Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/catesbys-trillium-trillium-catesbaei-20220421_120637.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Catesby's Trillium (Trillium catesbaei) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Oriental False Hawksbeard (Youngia japonica*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/probably-oriental-false-hawksbeard-youngia-japonica-nn-20220421_100904.jpg?w=404&h=228&ssl=1 "Oriental False Hawksbeard (Youngia japonica*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mountain-meadow-rue-lady-rue-thalictrum-clavatum-20220421_105906.jpg?w=228&h=229&ssl=1 "Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]")
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Frying Pan Gap Loop – April 11, 2022
We hiked the Frying Pan Gap Trail from the gate to the campground and then returned along the Parkway. Photography by John Colson & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Male & Female Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/beaked-hazelnut-corylus-cornuta-20220411_105548.jpg?w=105&h=189&ssl=1 "Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Male & Female Flowers")
![Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Male & Female Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/beaked-hazelnut-corylus-cornuta-20220411_102602.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Male & Female Flowers")
![Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/yellow-rocket-barbarea-vulgaris-nn-20220411_115204.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris*) [Brassicaceae]")
Ray flowers
![Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/trailing-arbutus-epigaea-repens-20220411_115416.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae]")
![Fly Poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/fly-poison-amianthium-muscitoxicum.jpg?w=203&h=203&crop=1&ssl=1 "Fly Poison (Amianthium muscitoxicum) [Liliaceae]")
![Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum*) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/mouse-ear-chickweed-cerastium-fontanum-nn.jpg?w=429&h=322&ssl=1 "Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum*) [Caryophyllaceae]")
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