Hiked Frying Pan Gap Trail from the gate to the campground and then returned along the Parkway. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wild-yam-dioscorea-villosa-male-flowers.jpg?w=393&h=337&ssl=1 "Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae] Male Flowers")
![Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/featherbells-stenanthium-gramineum-2.jpg?w=158&h=254&ssl=1 "Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum) [Liliaceae]")
![Lungwort Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) [Lobariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lungwort-lichen-lobaria-pulmonaria.jpg?w=154&h=187&ssl=1 "Lungwort Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) [Lobariaceae]")
![Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hoary-mountain-mint-pycnanthemum-incanum.jpg?w=204&h=144&ssl=1 "Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) [Lamiaceae]")
![Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/swamp-thistle-cirsium-muticum.jpg?w=139&h=269&ssl=1 "Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae] Plant")
![Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/poke-milkweed-asclepias-exaltata.jpg?w=182&h=119&ssl=1 "Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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