Photography by 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 view the slide show.
![Appalachian Gentian; Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora) [Gentianaceae] Calyx Lobes](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/showy-gentian-gentiana-decora-20211015_110432-js.jpg?w=233&h=131&ssl=1 "Appalachian Gentian; Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora) [Gentianaceae] Calyx Lobes")
![Appalachian Gentian; Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora) [Gentianaceae] Corolla Lobes](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/showy-gentian-gentiana-decora-20211015_110420-js.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Appalachian Gentian; Showy Gentian (Gentiana decora) [Gentianaceae] Corolla Lobes")
![Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae] Phyllaries with Green Blaze](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/arrow-leaved-aster-symphyotrichum-urophyllum-20211015_103945.jpg?w=440&h=330&ssl=1 "Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae] Phyllaries with Green Blaze"){kind=icon}
Holmes Educational State Forest, Upper Loop (Demonstration Trail) – October 15, 2021
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