Plants (especially mosses) always look happier after rain! And Ken found a new plant. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & 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 and view the slide show.
![Downy False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/downy-false-foxglove-aureolaria-virginica-.jpg?w=336&h=336&crop=1&ssl=1 "Downy False Foxglove (Aureolaria virginica) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/poison-ivy-toxicodendron-radicans.jpg?w=296&h=166&ssl=1 "Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]")
![American Holly (Ilex opaca) [Aquifoliaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/american-holly-ilex-opaca-blooms-.jpg?w=189&h=141&ssl=1 "American Holly (Ilex opaca) [Aquifoliaceae] Male Flowers")
![Mountain False Indigo (Amorpha glabra) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mountain-false-indigo-amorpha-glabra-blooms-.jpg?w=283&h=503&ssl=1 "Mountain False Indigo (Amorpha glabra) [Fabaceae]")
![Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera) [Thelypteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/broad-beech-fern-phegopteris-hexagonoptera-1-1.jpg?w=229&h=228&ssl=1 "Broad Beech Fern (Phegopteris hexagonoptera) [Thelypteridaceae]")
![Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/yellow-star-grass-hypoxis-hirsuta-bloom.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]")
![Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/maple-leaved-viburnum-viburnum-acerifolium-.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Maple-leaved Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) [Adoxaceae]")
![Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/yellow-pimpernel-taenidia-integerrima-blooms.jpg?w=246&h=247&ssl=1 "Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Blooms")
![Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae] Bare Armpits](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/interrupted-fern-osmunda-claytoniana-bare-armpits.jpg?w=404&h=228&ssl=1 "Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae] Bare Armpits")
![Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia) [Violaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/primrose-leaved-violet-viola-primulifolia-bloom-.jpg?w=188&h=333&ssl=1 "Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia) [Violaceae] Bloom")
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