Our third field trip of the year! We were fortunate to have cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70’s on a day with a forecasted high of 90! Some of the plants shown were seen along the Blue Ridge Parkway between the Pisgah Inn and the trailhead. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show.
![Red Spruce (Picea rubens) [Pinaceae] Cones](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/red-spruce-picea-rubens-cones-20210730_130950.jpg?w=336&h=336&crop=1&ssl=1 "Red Spruce (Picea rubens) [Pinaceae] Cones")
![Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum montanum) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/mountain-mint-pycnanthemum-montanum-20210722_091722.jpg?w=112&h=200&ssl=1 "Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum montanum) [Lamiaceae]")
![Common Timothy Grass (Phleum pratense*) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/common-timothy-grass-phleum-pratense-20210722_091230.jpg?w=112&h=200&ssl=1 "Common Timothy Grass (Phleum pratense*) [Poaceae]")
![Pale Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum atriplicifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/pale-indian-plantain-arnoglossum-atriplicifolium-20210722_094309.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Pale Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum atriplicifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Wild or Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/wild-or-smooth-hydrangea-hydrangea-arborescens-20210722_100015.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Wild or Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) [Hydrangeaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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