Great field trip! Many different plants and loads of them. We hiked from around Milepost 379 to a mile or two beyond Craven Gap. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Randy Richardson. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Four-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/four-leaved-milkweed-asclepias-quadrifolia-20230501_141150.jpg?w=218&h=291&ssl=1 "Four-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/carolina-lily-lilium-michauxii-.jpg?w=171&h=228&ssl=1 "Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) [Liliaceae]")
![Black Birch; Sweet Birch (Betula lenta) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/black-birch-sweet-birch-betula-lenta-.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Black Birch; Sweet Birch (Betula lenta) [Betulaceae]")
![Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wild-comfrey-cynoglossum-virginianum-bloom.jpg?w=186&h=186&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae] Bloom")
![Small-flowered Leafcup (Polymnia canadensis) [Asteraceae] Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/small-flowered-leafcup-polymnia-canadensis-stem.jpg?w=186&h=139&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Leafcup (Polymnia canadensis) [Asteraceae] Stem")
![Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/blue-cohosh-caulophyllum-thalictroides-blooms.jpg?w=247&h=329&ssl=1 "Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae] Blooms")
![Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dwarf-cinquefoil-potentilla-canadensis-.jpg?w=195&h=130&ssl=1 "Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]")
![Three Lobed or Wood Violet (Viola palmata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/three-lobed-or-wood-violet-viola-palmata-.jpg?w=461&h=346&ssl=1 "Three Lobed or Wood Violet (Viola palmata) [Violaceae]")
![Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/yellow-star-grass-hypoxis-hirsuta-.jpg?w=189&h=106&ssl=1 "Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]")
![Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dwarf-larkspur-delphinium-tricorne-blooms.jpg?w=141&h=142&ssl=1 "Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) [Crassulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wild-stonecrop-sedum-ternatum-blooms-and-leaves.jpg?w=141&h=141&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) [Crassulaceae]")
![Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/blue-cohosh-caulophyllum-thalictroides-.jpg?w=296&h=166&ssl=1 "Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae]")
![Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] flared collar clasping the stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/appalachian-meadow-rue-thalictrum-coriaceum-flared-collar-clasping-the-stem.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] flared collar clasping the stem")
![Large-leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum) [Hydrophyllaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/large-leaf-waterleaf-hydrophyllum-macrophyllum-leaves.jpg?w=252&h=189&ssl=1 "Large-leaf Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum macrophyllum) [Hydrophyllaceae] Leaves")
![Shooting Star (Primula meadia) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/shooting-star-primula-meadia-20230501_131206.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Shooting Star (Primula meadia) [Primulaceae]")
![Small-flowered Leafcup (Polymnia canadensis) [Asteraceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/small-flowered-leafcup-polymnia-canadensis-plant.jpg?w=251&h=335&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Leafcup (Polymnia canadensis) [Asteraceae] Plant")
![Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/showy-orchis-galearis-spectabilis-blooms-.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/appalachian-meadow-rue-thalictrum-coriaceum-flowers.jpg?w=461&h=346&ssl=1 "Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers")
![Zigzag Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) [Commelinaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/zigzag-spiderwort-tradescantia-subaspera-bloom.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Zigzag Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) [Commelinaceae]")
![Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis var. montana) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wild-lily-of-the-valley-convallaria-majalis-var.-montana-.jpg?w=189&h=251&ssl=1 "Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis var. montana) [Liliaceae]")
![Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/christmas-fern-polystichum-acrostichoides.jpg?w=188&h=251&ssl=1 "Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/american-alumroot-heuchera-americana-.jpg?w=273&h=273&crop=1&ssl=1 "American Alumroot (Heuchera americana) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wild-yam-dioscorea-villosa-.jpg?w=461&h=346&ssl=1 "Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]")
![Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/small-flowered-phacelia-phacelia-dubia-.jpg?w=171&h=171&crop=1&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) [Melanthiaceae] Going](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/large-flowered-trillium-trillium-grandiflorum-going.jpg?w=259&h=194&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) [Melanthiaceae] Going")
![Carey's Saxifrage (Micranthes careyana) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/careys-saxifrage-micranthes-careyana-20230501_135324.jpg?w=146&h=194&ssl=1 "Carey's Saxifrage (Micranthes careyana) [Saxifragaceae]")
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