Stops were Wagon Gap Overlook, Wolf Mountain Overlook, & lunch at Courthouse Valley Overlook. Photography by Penny Longhurst & Jim Poling. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Long-bristled Smartweed (Persicaria longiseta*) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/long-bristled-smartweed-persicaria-longiseta-nn.jpg?w=296&h=166&ssl=1 "Long-bristled Smartweed (Persicaria longiseta*) [Polygonaceae]")
![Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/slender-gerardia-slender-false-foxglove-agalinis-tenuifolia-202108243272-edit-edit-copy-jp.jpg?w=271&h=203&ssl=1 "Slender Gerardia (Agalinis tenuifolia) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pinkshell-azalea-rhododendron-vaseyi.jpg?w=205&h=154&ssl=1 "Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]")
![Pale Jewel Weed (Impatiens pallida) [Balsaminaceae] Cream Variant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pale-jewel-weed-impatiens-pallida-cream-variant.jpg?w=179&h=179&crop=1&ssl=1 "Pale Jewel Weed (Impatiens pallida) [Balsaminaceae] Cream Variant")
![Ground Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum; Lycopodium obscurum) [Lycopodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ground-pine-lycopodium-obscurum.jpg?w=247&h=247&crop=1&ssl=1 "Ground Pine (Dendrolycopodium obscurum; Lycopodium obscurum) [Lycopodiaceae]")
![Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bushy-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-densifolium-202108243289-edit-3809.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]")
Western Carolina Botanical Club 