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![Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180413_101823pl.jpg?w=309&h=250&ssl=1 "Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]")
![Southern Sanicle (Sanicula smallii ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180413_southern-sanicle-sanicula-smalliikb.jpg?w=370&h=334&ssl=1 "Southern Sanicle (Sanicula smallii ) [Apiaceae]")
![Early Buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180413_early-buttercup-ranunculus-fascicularis-02kb.jpg?w=314&h=191&ssl=1 "Early Buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Muscle Men - Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180413_100228pl.jpg?w=193&h=281&ssl=1 "Muscle Men - Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]")
After the field trip,a few of us walked along the Davidson River on the Cat Gap trail to see the Trillium grandiflorum. They’ll probably still be blooming for a few more days if you want to go and see them.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Kathleen Sanders
A little damp and chilly, but well worth it!
![Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/viola-rostrata-long-spurred-violet201804090104-jpegjp.jpg?w=398&h=308&ssl=1 "Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata) [Violaceae]")
![Hemlock Varnish Shelf Mushroom; Hemlock Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae) [Ganodermataceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180409_103918pl.jpg?w=234&h=172&ssl=1 "Hemlock Varnish Shelf Mushroom; Hemlock Reishi (Ganoderma tsugae) [Ganodermataceae]")
![American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dsc_9851_edited-1dh.jpg?w=301&h=187&ssl=1 "American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]")
Photography by David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
On the way back to Brevard some of us drove up Persimmon Ridge Road, passing Ashmore and Eva Chandler Heritage Preserves, and spotted lots of these roadside plants.
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![Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180406_robins-plantain-erigeron-pulchellus-015.jpg?w=442&h=467&ssl=1 "Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus) [Asteraceae]")
![Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dog-hobble-leucothoe-fontanesiana.jpg?w=438&h=196&ssl=1 "Dog Hobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana) [Ericaceae]")
![Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180406_sweet-shrub-calycanthus-floridus7.jpg?w=227&h=128&ssl=1 "Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
Weather was a tad better than last year. As a result, twenty-three members turned out for a spectacular show! You might be interested in this video about the Class J steam locomotive Norfolk and Western 611 on its last run up the Saluda grade which starts at around 1:00 into the movie. It starts to stall at 3:00 and restarts around 6:30. That is some dirty smoke!
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, and Jim Poling. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180402_113307.jpg?w=244&h=137&ssl=1 "American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]")
![Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180402_cut-leaved-toothwort-cardamine-concatenata-01.jpg?w=388&h=300&ssl=1 "Cut-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata) [Brassicaceae]")
![Yellow Mandarin; Fairy Bells (Prosartes lanuginosa) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180402_yellow-mandarin-prosartes-lanuginosa-03.jpg?w=377&h=319&ssl=1 "Yellow Mandarin; Fairy Bells (Prosartes lanuginosa) [Liliaceae]")
![Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) [Ulmaceae] Seed Pods](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dh-dsc_9671_slippery-elm-ulmus-rubra.jpg?w=255&h=169&ssl=1 "Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra) [Ulmaceae] Seed Pods")
![Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/jp-chaerophyllum-tainturieri-tainturier27s-or-southern-chervil201804029818.jpeg?w=366&h=283&ssl=1 "Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri ) [Apiaceae]")
Twenty-five members turned out for our first field trip of the year! Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/dsc_9466_edited-1.jpg?w=300&h=187&ssl=1 "Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, & Penny Longhurst
