Loads of our favorite plants blooming today. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert (Click on any picture to zoom).
![Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/whorled-loosestrife-lysimachia-quadrifolia-bloom-02-ken.jpg?w=177&h=177&crop=1&ssl=1 "Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae] Bloom")
![Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grass-pink-calopogon-tuberosus-jim.jpg?w=288&h=384&ssl=1 "Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]")
![Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/trailing-arbutus-epigaea-repens-fruit-ken.jpg?w=163&h=163&crop=1&ssl=1 "Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae] Fruit")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/maroon-carolina-milkvine-matelea-carolinensis-joe-2.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/grass-pink-calopogon-tuberosus-blooms-ken.jpg?w=391&h=521&ssl=1 "Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]")
![Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rose-pogonia-pogonia-ophioglossoides-bloom-ken.jpg?w=122&h=216&ssl=1 "Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]")
![Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mountain-bellwort-uvularia-puberula-.jpg?w=228&h=128&ssl=1 "Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae] Fruit")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/maroon-carolina-milkvine-matelea-carolinensis-jim.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mountain-sweet-pitcherplant-sarracenia-jonesii-joe-3.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]")
![Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/virginia-willow-itea-virginica-bloom-ken.jpg?w=315&h=420&ssl=1 "Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]")
![White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/white-milkweed-asclepias-variegata-leaves.jpg?w=317&h=178&ssl=1 "White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/white-milkweed-asclepias-variegata-joe.jpg?w=317&h=238&ssl=1 "White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Prostrate Tick Trefoil; Dollarleaf (Desmodium rotundifolium) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/round-leaved-desmodium-desmodium-rotundifolium-joe.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Prostrate Tick Trefoil; Dollarleaf (Desmodium rotundifolium) [Fabaceae]")
![Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/racemed-milkwort-polygala-polygama-bloom-ken.jpg?w=86&h=152&ssl=1 "Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae] Bloom")
![Arrow-leaved Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d23020_ashmore_023joe.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Arrow-leaved Tearthumb (Persicaria sagittata) [Polygonaceae]")
![Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d23020_ashmore_088joe.jpg?w=336&h=448&ssl=1 "Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]")
![Loose-flowered Goat's Rue (Tephrosia spicata) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d23020_ashmore_071.jpg?w=188&h=333&ssl=1 "Loose-flowered Goat's Rue (Tephrosia spicata) [Fabaceae]")
![Wooly Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d23020_ashmore_112joe.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Wooly Elephant's Foot (Elephantopus tomentosus) [Asteraceae]")
![Colic-root; White Star Grass (Aletris farinosa) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/d23020_ashmore_061.jpg?w=380&h=507&ssl=1 "Colic-root; White Star Grass (Aletris farinosa) [Liliaceae]")
![Southern Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella appressa) [Lycopodiaceae] Upright Growth](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/southern-bog-clubmoss-lycopodiella-appressa-upright-growth-ken.jpg?w=252&h=252&crop=1&ssl=1 "Southern Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella appressa) [Lycopodiaceae] Upright Growth")
![Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rose-pogonia-pogonia-ophioglossoides-jim.jpg?w=252&h=251&ssl=1 "Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]")
Ashmore Heritage Preserve – May 23, 2023
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