This is our third monthly post on the flora of Sam Knob Meadow. Another successful outing! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, John Colson, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, & 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.
![Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) [Betulaceae] Pistillate Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/yellow-birch-betula-alleghaniensis-pistillate-flowers.jpg?w=182&h=182&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) [Betulaceae] Pistillate Flowers")
![Lance-leaved or English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata*) [Plantaginaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/lance-leaved-or-english-plantain-plantago-lanceolata-nn-.jpg?w=110&h=194&ssl=1 "Lance-leaved or English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata*) [Plantaginaceae]")
![Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/green-adders-mouth-malaxis-unifolia-plant.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]")
![Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/green-adders-mouth-malaxis-unifolia-.jpg?w=180&h=180&crop=1&ssl=1 "Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]")
![Velvet Grass (Holcus lanatus*) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/velvet-grass-holcus-lanatus-nn-.jpg?w=101&h=180&ssl=1 "Velvet Grass (Holcus lanatus*) [Poaceae]")
![Field Garlic (Allium vineale*) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/field-garlic-allium-vineale-nn-.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Field Garlic (Allium vineale*) [Liliaceae]")
![A Little Basil Balm (Monarda clinopodia) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/basil-balm-monarda-clinopodia-.jpg?w=428&h=570&ssl=1 "A Little Basil Balm (Monarda clinopodia) [Lamiaceae]")
![Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bull-thistle-cirsium-vulgare-nn-.jpg?w=228&h=404&ssl=1 "Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bluebead-lily-clintonia-borealis-.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) [Liliaceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-fruit.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Fruit")
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