Our field trip started with rain but luckily it was over very quickly! Our timing to see the Rhododendron arborescens and the different Milkweeds was perfect. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/common-milkweed-asclepias-syriaca-.jpg?w=189&h=251&ssl=1 "Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Bowman's Root; Fawn's Breath (Gillenia trifoliata) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bowmans-root-fawns-breath-gillenia-trifoliata-.jpg?w=188&h=251&ssl=1 "Bowman's Root; Fawn's Breath (Gillenia trifoliata) [Rosaceae]")
![Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/downy-rattlesnake-plantain-goodyera-pubescens-.jpg?w=180&h=179&ssl=1 "Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens) [Orchidaceae]")
![Greater Tickseed (Coreopsis major) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/greater-tickseed-coreopsis-major-.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Greater Tickseed (Coreopsis major) [Asteraceae]")
![Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pink-ladys-slipper-moccasin-flower-cypripedium-acaule-.jpg?w=296&h=297&ssl=1 "Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae]")
![Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pink-ladys-slipper-moccasin-flower-cypripedium-acaule-fruit.jpg?w=336&h=597&ssl=1 "Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae] Fruit")
![Rosebay; Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rosebay-great-laurel-rhododendron-maximum-.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Rosebay; Great Laurel (Rhododendron maximum) [Ericaceae]")
![Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/blunt-leaved-milkweed-asclepias-amplexicaulis-.jpg?w=106&h=188&ssl=1 "Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/white-boneset-eupatorium-album-.jpg?w=188&h=250&ssl=1 "White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]")
![Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum var. nudum) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/withe-rod-possum-haw-viburnum-nudum-var.-nudum-.jpg?w=210&h=209&ssl=1 "Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum var. nudum) [Adoxaceae]")
![Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/butterfly-weed-asclepias-tuberosa-.jpg?w=316&h=422&ssl=1 "Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wild-quinine-american-feverfew-parthenium-integrifolium-basal-leaves.jpg?w=162&h=162&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves")
![Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/arrow-wood-viburnum-dentatum-.jpg?w=162&h=91&ssl=1 "Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum) [Adoxaceae]"){kind=icon}
![Wild Potato Vine; Man-of-the-Earth (Ipomoea pandurata) [Convolvulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wild-potato-vine-man-of-the-earth-ipomoea-pandurata-.jpg?w=286&h=161&ssl=1 "Wild Potato Vine; Man-of-the-Earth (Ipomoea pandurata) [Convolvulaceae]")
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