We invited new members to join us for a scout on the Big Ridge Loop. Here is some of what we saw. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus*) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/oriental-bittersweet-celastrus-orbiculatus-20210510_123716.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus*) [Celastraceae]")
![Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/southern-nodding-trillium-trillium-rugelii-20210510_114625.jpg?w=205&h=205&crop=1&ssl=1 "Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/appalachian-bunchflower-veratrum-parviflorum-20210510_110018-js.jpg?w=403&h=378&ssl=1 "Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) [Liliaceae]")
![Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/interrupted-fern-osmunda-claytoniana-20210510_112819-js.jpg?w=452&h=482&ssl=1 "Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae]")
![Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) [Lauraceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/sassafras-sassafras-albidum-20210510_121950.jpg?w=395&h=222&ssl=1 "Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) [Lauraceae] Blooms")
![White Clover (Trifolium repens*) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/white-clover-trifolium-repens-20210510_123751.jpg?w=203&h=202&ssl=1 "White Clover (Trifolium repens*) [Fabaceae]")
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