Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, & Penny Longhurst. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/blunt-leaved-milkweed-asclepias-amplexicaulis-bloom.jpg?w=272&h=272&crop=1&ssl=1 "Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta-rh.jpg?w=381&h=286&ssl=1 "Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]")
![Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hyssop-skullcap-scutellaria-integrifolia-20220615_151837.jpg?w=228&h=229&ssl=1 "Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) [Lamiaceae]")
![Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae] Leaves and Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta-leaves-and-stem.jpg?w=161&h=161&crop=1&ssl=1 "Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae] Leaves and Stem")
![Chicory; Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/chicory-blue-sailors-cichorium-intybus-nn-bloom.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Chicory; Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [Rhamnaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/new-jersey-tea-ceanothus-americanus-2-rh.jpg?w=189&h=142&ssl=1 "New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [Rhamnaceae]")
![Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/panicled-hawkweed-hieracium-paniculatum-blooms.jpg?w=189&h=142&ssl=1 "Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/common-cinquefoil-potentilla-simplex-bloom-and-leaves.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Common Cinquefoil (Potentilla simplex) [Rosaceae]")
![Straggling St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/straggling-st.-andrews-cross-hypericum-hypericoides-ssp.-multicaule.jpg?w=171&h=128&ssl=1 "Straggling St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule) [Hypericaceae]")
![Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/butterfly-weed-asclepias-tuberosa.jpg?w=273&h=204&ssl=1 "Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota *) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/queen-annes-lace-daucus-carota-nn-rh.jpg?w=359&h=481&ssl=1 "Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota *) [Apiaceae]")
![White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus*) [Fabaceae] eaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wild-white-clover-trifolium-carolinianum-leaves.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus*) [Fabaceae] eaves")
![Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/narrow-leaved-white-topped-aster-sericocarpus-linifolius-2-rh.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Narrow-leaved White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus linifolius) [Asteraceae]")
![Nuttall's Lobelia (Lobelia nuttallii) [Campanulaceae] Bloom & Butterfly](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/nuttalls-lobelia-lobelia-nuttallii-bloom-butterfly.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Nuttall's Lobelia (Lobelia nuttallii) [Campanulaceae] Bloom & Butterfly")
![Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana) [Fabaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/goats-rue-tephrosia-virginiana-fruit.jpg?w=247&h=247&crop=1&ssl=1 "Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana) [Fabaceae] Fruit")
![Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria*) [Caryophyllaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/deptford-pink-dianthus-armeria-bloom.jpg?w=247&h=247&crop=1&ssl=1 "Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria*) [Caryophyllaceae] Bloom")
![Hover Fly on Chicory; Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/hover-fly-on-chicory-blue-sailors-cichorium-intybus-nn-rh.jpg?w=247&h=185&ssl=1 "Hover Fly on Chicory; Blue Sailors (Cichorium intybus*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) [Orchidaceae] Plant with Bud](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/yellow-fringed-orchid-platanthera-ciliaris-plant-with-bud-e1656270461193.jpg?w=198&h=352&ssl=1 "Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) [Orchidaceae] Plant with Bud")
![Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae] looms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kidney-leaf-rosinweed-silphium-compositum-rh.jpg?w=359&h=481&ssl=1 "Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae] looms")
![Wild Flax (Linum striatum) [Linaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/wild-flax-linum-striatum-20220615_145558.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Flax (Linum striatum) [Linaceae]")
![Pale Corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/pale-corydalis-corydalis-sempervirens-rh.jpg?w=172&h=129&ssl=1 "Pale Corydalis (Corydalis sempervirens) [Fumariaceae]")
![Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum*) [Polygonaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/buckwheat-fagopyrum-esculentum-plant-nn.jpg?w=172&h=172&crop=1&ssl=1 "Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum*) [Polygonaceae] Plant")
![White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus*) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/white-sweet-clover-melilotus-albus-nn-20220624_113552-rh.jpg?w=247&h=247&crop=1&ssl=1 "White Sweet Clover (Melilotus albus*) [Fabaceae]")
![Spotted St. John's-wort (Hypericum punctatum) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/spotted-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-punctatum-rh.jpg?w=290&h=389&ssl=1 "Spotted St. John's-wort (Hypericum punctatum) [Hypericaceae]")
![Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sourwood-oxydendrum-arboreum-blooms.jpg?w=342&h=193&ssl=1 "Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae] Blooms")
![Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae] Leaf](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/kidney-leaf-rosinweed-silphium-compositum-leaf.jpg?w=342&h=192&ssl=1 "Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae] Leaf")
![Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana) [Fabaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/goats-rue-tephrosia-virginiana-rh.jpg?w=636&h=477&ssl=1 "Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana) [Fabaceae] Bloom")
Sky Valley Road – June 23, 2022
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