Charlie & Alice hiked the loop on August 11th & Penny hiked the meadow on August 17th.
Photography by Alice & Charlie Brice and Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies & Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/swamp-thistle-cirsium-muticum-3.jpg?w=332&h=213&ssl=1 "Pipevine Swallowtail Butterflies & Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hairy-bush-pea-thermopsis-villosa-.jpg?w=87&h=213&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Fruit")
![Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota *) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/queen-annes-lace-daucus-carota-nn.jpg?w=228&h=176&ssl=1 "Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota *) [Apiaceae]")
![Bee & Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/swamp-thistle-cirsium-muticum-2-1.jpg?w=228&h=175&ssl=1 "Bee & Swamp Thistle (Cirsium muticum) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) [Asteraceae] Buds](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hairy-wood-sunflower-helianthus-atrorubens-2.jpg?w=228&h=184&ssl=1 "Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) [Asteraceae] Buds")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] - Blooms & Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum.jpg?w=303&h=652&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] - Blooms & Fruit")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum-cab.jpg?w=187&h=251&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Western Carolina Botanical Club 