Richard visited Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve & Wildcat Wayside Park on September 23rd & Penny was at Ashmore Heritage Preserve on October 9th. Photography by Richard Holzman & Penny Longhurst. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show).
![Swamp Tickseed (Coreopsis gladiata) [Asteraceae] Stem & Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/swamp-coreopsis-swamp-tickseed-coreopsis-gladiata-3.jpg?w=210&h=141&ssl=1 "Swamp Tickseed (Coreopsis gladiata) [Asteraceae] Stem & Leaves")
![Small Wood Sunflower (Helianthus microcephalus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/small-wood-sunflower-helianthus-microcephalus.jpg?w=232&h=160&ssl=1 "Small Wood Sunflower (Helianthus microcephalus) [Asteraceae]")
![New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/new-york-ironweed-vernonia-noveboracensis.jpg?w=223&h=122&ssl=1 "New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) [Asteraceae]")
![Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/calico-aster-symphyotrichum-lateriflorum.jpg?w=326&h=230&ssl=1 "Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]")
![Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-23-028-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve-hearts-a-bustin-euonymus-americanus.jpg?w=195&h=293&ssl=1 "Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]")
![Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-09-23-003-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve-chestnut-oak-quercus-montana.jpg?w=279&h=186&ssl=1 "Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) [Fagaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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