What a great field trip! Several different orchids blooming as well as loads of other plants. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Charlie Brice, Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, & Mary Knierim. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Ragged Thoroughwort (Eupatorium pilosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ragged-thoroughwort-eupatorium-pilosum-.jpg?w=242&h=323&ssl=1 "Ragged Thoroughwort (Eupatorium pilosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae] Bracts & Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gray-sunflower-helianthus-resinosus-bracts.jpg?w=204&h=204&crop=1&ssl=1 "Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae] Bracts & Stem")
![Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) [Fabaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/naked-flowered-tick-trefoil-desmodium-nudiflorum-leaves.jpg?w=171&h=171&crop=1&ssl=1 "Naked-flowered Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum) [Fabaceae] Leaves")
![Wild Potato Vine; Man-of-the-Earth (Ipomoea pandurata) [Convolvulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wild-potato-vine-man-of-the-earth-ipomoea-pandurata-.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Potato Vine; Man-of-the-Earth (Ipomoea pandurata) [Convolvulaceae]")
![Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/gray-sunflower-helianthus-resinosus.jpg?w=193&h=193&crop=1&ssl=1 "Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]")
![Snowy Hydrangea; Silverleaf (Hydrangea radiata) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/snowy-hydrangea-silverleaf-hydrangea-radiata-.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1&ssl=1 "Snowy Hydrangea; Silverleaf (Hydrangea radiata) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![Deer-tongue Witch Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/deer-tongue-witch-grass-dichanthelium-clandestinum-.jpg?w=403&h=537&ssl=1 "Deer-tongue Witch Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) [Poaceae]")
![Panicled Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) [Fabaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/panicled-tick-trefoil-desmodium-paniculatum-leaves.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Panicled Tick Trefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) [Fabaceae] Leaves")
![Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/common-evening-primrose-oenothera-biennis-1-1.jpg?w=439&h=586&ssl=1 "Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) [Onagraceae]")
![Curtiss' Milkwort; Candyroot (Polygala curtissii) [Polygalaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/curtiss-milkwort-candyroot-polygala-curtissii-.jpg?w=381&h=381&crop=1&ssl=1 "Curtiss' Milkwort; Candyroot (Polygala curtissii) [Polygalaceae]")
Western Carolina Botanical Club 