This was our sixth monthly walk on the Frying Pan Gap Trail. What a gorgeous day! We hiked the trail from the gate to the Pisgah Inn & returned walking along the Parkway. Photography by Daudie & John Colson & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Dog Lichen; Pelt Lichen (Peltigera sp.) [Peltigeraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dog-lichen-peltigera-sp.-.jpg?w=371&h=660&ssl=1 "Dog Lichen; Pelt Lichen (Peltigera sp.) [Peltigeraceae]")
![Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/flame-azalea-rhododendron-calendulaceum-fruit.jpg?w=184&h=184&crop=1&ssl=1 "Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae] Fruit")
![Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/clammy-or-swamp-azalea-rhododendron-viscosum-.jpg?w=171&h=171&crop=1&ssl=1 "Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae]")
![Curtis' Goldenrod (Solidago curtisii) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/curtis-goldenrod-solidago-curtisii-.jpg?w=144&h=255&ssl=1 "Curtis' Goldenrod (Solidago curtisii) [Asteraceae]")
![Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/turks-cap-lily-lilium-superbum-.jpg?w=336&h=336&crop=1&ssl=1 "Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]")
![Zigzag Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) [Commelinaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/zigzag-spiderwort-tradescantia-subaspera-.jpg?w=342&h=457&ssl=1 "Zigzag Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) [Commelinaceae]")
![Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/wild-basil-clinopodium-vulgare-.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]")
![Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae] Bracts](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/large-leaved-aster-eurybia-macrophylla-bracts.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae] Bracts")
![Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/arrow-leaved-aster-symphyotrichum-urophyllum-leaves.jpg?w=245&h=138&ssl=1 "Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae] Leaves"){kind=icon}
![Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/flame-azalea-rhododendron-calendulaceum-.jpg?w=316&h=237&ssl=1 "Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]")
![Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/arrow-leaved-aster-symphyotrichum-urophyllum-blooms.jpg?w=188&h=335&ssl=1 "Arrow-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum urophyllum) [Asteraceae]"){kind=icon}
![Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) [Aquifoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/mountain-holly-ilex-montana-.jpg?w=189&h=142&ssl=1 "Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) [Aquifoliaceae]")
![Lungwort Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) [Lobariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/lungwort-lichen-lobaria-pulmonaria-.jpg?w=315&h=559&ssl=1 "Lungwort Lichen (Lobaria pulmonaria) [Lobariaceae]")
![Rosebay; Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) [Ericaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rosebay-great-laurel-rhododendron-maximum-.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Rosebay; Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) [Ericaceae] Fruit")
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