We haven’t visited Coontree in the fall since 2017. Clearly this visit was overdue! Photography by Randy Richardson & Joe Standaert. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom and access the slide show.
![Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/so-d22033_coontree_050-2.jpg?w=156&h=208&ssl=1 "Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Tall White Lettuce (Prenanthes altissima) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pa-d22033_coontree_035.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Tall White Lettuce (Prenanthes altissima) [Asteraceae]")
![Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bd-d22033_coontree_010.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]")
![Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ca-d22033_coontree_019.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]")
![Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_063.jpg?w=218&h=291&ssl=1 "Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [Betulaceae]")
![Tall White Lettuce (Prenanthes altissima) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pa-d22033_coontree_038.jpg?w=192&h=143&ssl=1 "Tall White Lettuce (Prenanthes altissima) [Asteraceae]")
![Tall Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ag-d22033_coontree_017.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Tall Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) [Rosaceae]")
![Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/so-d22033_coontree_026-2.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Tall Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/ag-d22033_coontree_016.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Tall Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) [Rosaceae]")
![Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/so-d22033_coontree_050.jpg?w=336&h=448&ssl=1 "Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]")
![False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) [Urticaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_006.jpg?w=399&h=532&ssl=1 "False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) [Urticaceae]")
![Privet (Ligustrum sinense) [Oleaceae*]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_062.jpg?w=191&h=143&ssl=1 "Privet (Ligustrum sinense) [Oleaceae*]")
![Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/gf-d22033_coontree_052.jpg?w=218&h=291&ssl=1 "Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]")
![Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_058.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]")
![Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_030.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]")
![Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hb-d22033_coontree_028.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]")
![Broad-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/solidago-flexicaulis-coontree.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Broad-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis) [Asteraceae]")
![Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) [Campanulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dl-d22033_coontree_003.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) [Campanulaceae]")
![Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_057.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]")
![Jumpseed; Virginia Knotweed (Persicaria virginiana) [Polygonaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_056.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Jumpseed; Virginia Knotweed (Persicaria virginiana) [Polygonaceae] Fruit")
![Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_053.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Carolina Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus carolinianus) [Asteraceae]")
![Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/bd-d22033_coontree_055.jpg?w=336&h=448&ssl=1 "Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]")
![Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) [Campanulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dl-d22033_coontree_004.jpg?w=233&h=174&ssl=1 "Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula) [Campanulaceae]")
![Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22033_coontree_064.jpg?w=399&h=532&ssl=1 "Hop Hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) [Betulaceae]")
![Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hl-d22033_coontree_014.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/botrychium-dissectum.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]")
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