This is our second monthly post on the flora of Sam Knob Meadow. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, & Jim Poling. 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.
![Oval-leaf Sedge (Carex cephalophora) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oval-leaf-sedge-carex-cephalophora-.jpg?w=342&h=457&ssl=1 "Oval-leaf Sedge (Carex cephalophora) [Cyperaceae]")
![Lanceleaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lanceleaf-loosestrife-lysimachia-lanceolata-1-3.jpg?w=259&h=194&ssl=1 "Lanceleaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) [Primulaceae]")
![Curly Dock (Rumex crispus*) [Polygonaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/curly-dock-rumex-crispus-blooms.jpg?w=250&h=334&ssl=1 "Curly Dock (Rumex crispus*) [Polygonaceae] Fruit")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum-1-1.jpg?w=189&h=141&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]")
![Velvet Grass (Holcus lanatus*) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/velvet-grass-holcus-lanatus.jpg?w=236&h=315&ssl=1 "Velvet Grass (Holcus lanatus*) [Poaceae]")
![Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) [Ericaceae] Berries](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lowbush-blueberry-vaccinium-pallidum-berries.jpg?w=156&h=156&crop=1&ssl=1 "Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) [Ericaceae] Berries")
![Michaux's Saxifrage (Micranthes petiolaris) [Saxifragaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/michauxs-saxifrage-micranthes-petiolaris-plant.jpg?w=144&h=192&ssl=1 "Michaux's Saxifrage (Micranthes petiolaris) [Saxifragaceae] Plant")
![Pink Earth Lichen (Dibaeis baeomyces) [Baeomycetaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pink-earth-dibaeis-baeomyces-.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Pink Earth Lichen (Dibaeis baeomyces) [Baeomycetaceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Bloom and Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum-bloom-and-leaves.jpg?w=272&h=153&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Bloom and Leaves")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hairy-bush-pea-thermopsis-villosa-bloom.jpg?w=188&h=333&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Bloom")
![Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria*) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/deptford-pink-dianthus-armeria-blooms.jpg?w=209&h=279&ssl=1 "Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria*) [Caryophyllaceae]")
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