It’s been quite a while since the club visited either Big Creek or Baxter Creek Trails. Ken found pictures for Big Creek from 2006 and 2007, and Baxter Creek from 2007 and 2008. Joe & Mary were there on the exact same day as Penny, April 1, 2012, but apparently passed like ships in the night! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Joe Standaert.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show.
![Golden Saxifrage; Water Mat (Chrysosplenium americanum) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/golden-saxifrage-water-mat-chrysosplenium-americanum_042js.jpg?w=429&h=322&ssl=1 "Golden Saxifrage; Water Mat (Chrysosplenium americanum) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Hairy Rockcress (Arabis hirsuta) [Brassicaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/smooth-rockcress-arabis-laevigata-bloomskb-box.jpg?w=386&h=515&ssl=1 "Hairy Rockcress (Arabis hirsuta) [Brassicaceae] Blooms")
![Green Violet (Hybanthus concolor) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/green-violethybanthus-concolor-03kb-big.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Green Violet (Hybanthus concolor) [Violaceae]")
![Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sharp-lobed-hepatica-hepatica-nobilis-v.-acuta-01kb-box-3.jpg?w=381&h=381&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wood-vetch-carolina-vetch-vicia-caroliniana_073js-e1614453435999.jpg?w=188&h=333&ssl=1 "Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) [Fabaceae]")
![Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/purple-phacelia-phacelia-bipinnatifida_018js.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Sicklepod (Boechera canadensis) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sicklepod-boechera-canadensis_016js.jpg?w=228&h=304&ssl=1 "Sicklepod (Boechera canadensis) [Brassicaceae]")
![Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bishops-cap-mitella-diphylla-js-d13012_big-creek_006.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Yellow Toadshade (Trillium luteum) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/yellow-toadshade-trillium-luteum_005js.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellow Toadshade (Trillium luteum) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/giant-or-star-chickweed-stellaria-pubera_067js.jpg?w=361&h=271&ssl=1 "Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wild-ginger-asarum-canadense_001js.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Lowland Bladder Fern (Cystopteris protrusa) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lowland-bladder-fern-cystopteris-protrusa_013js.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Lowland Bladder Fern (Cystopteris protrusa) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wild-ginger-budkb-box.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/long-spurred-violet-viola-rostrata-01kb-box.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata) [Violaceae]")
![Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) [Aspleniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/maidenhair-spleenwort-asplenium-trichomanes-ssp.-trichomanes_029js.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Maidenhair Spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) [Aspleniaceae]")
![Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bishops-cap-mitella-diphylla-kb.jpg?w=156&h=156&crop=1&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/sharp-lobed-hepatica-anemone-acutiloba_002js.jpg?w=173&h=130&ssl=1 "Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Anemone acutiloba) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/wild-ginger-asarum-canadense_002js.jpg?w=233&h=175&ssl=1 "Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Lowland Bladder Fern (Cystopteris protrusa) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/lowland-bladder-fern-cystopteris-protrusa014js.jpg?w=233&h=174&ssl=1 "Lowland Bladder Fern (Cystopteris protrusa) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/giant-or-star-chickweed-stellaria-pubera_068js.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Giant or Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera) [Caryophyllaceae]")
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