Plants we expect to find in May on the BRP Ridgeline Trail (formerly known to some of us as the Painted Trillium trail). Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/vaccinium-pallidum-lowbush-blueberry.jpeg?w=260&h=201&ssl=1 "Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) [Ericaceae]")
![Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/downy-violet-viola-sagittata-v-ovata-pl.jpg?w=251&h=261&ssl=1 "Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]")
![Ground Cedar (Diphasiastrum tristachyum; Lycopodium tristachyum) [Lycopodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ground-cedar-lycopodium-tristachyum.jpg?w=225&h=131&ssl=1 "Ground Cedar (Diphasiastrum tristachyum; Lycopodium tristachyum) [Lycopodiaceae]")
Western Carolina Botanical Club 