Charlie & Alice suggested these spots. Great idea! Hiked from Big Ridge Overlook north to the Parkway & then back along the road, and then from Mills River Overlook north. Joe & Mary stopped off at Mills River Overlook on July 28. Photography by Penny Longhurst & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show.
![Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/wild-lettuce-lactuca-canadensis.jpg?w=189&h=312&ssl=1 "Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Figwort; Carpenter's Square (Scrophularia marilandica) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/d20030_three-birds_039.jpg?w=216&h=144&ssl=1 "Figwort; Carpenter's Square (Scrophularia marilandica) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Ox-eye; False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/d20030_three-birds_031.jpg?w=316&h=211&ssl=1 "Ox-eye; False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides) [Asteraceae]")
![False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/false-goatsbeard-astilbe-biternata.jpg?w=121&h=197&ssl=1 "False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/d20030_three-birds_027.jpg?w=131&h=197&ssl=1 "Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Western Carolina Botanical Club 
Beautiful pictures!
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Thanks! Glad you liked them.
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