Wildflowers of Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina by Kevin Adams
Well, we almost made it back before it rained! No matter. The plants were glorious anyway! Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom and see the slide show.
![Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/flat-topped-white-aster-doellingeria-umbellata-20230809_110741.jpg?w=272&h=204&ssl=1 "Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae]")
![Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/granite-dome-goldenrod-cliffside-goldenrod-solidago-simulans-5.jpg?w=272&h=272&crop=1&ssl=1 "Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]")
![Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris*) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mugwort-felon-herb-artemisia-vulgaris-nn-.jpg?w=360&h=480&ssl=1 "Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris*) [Asteraceae]")
![Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hartwigs-locust-robinia-viscosa-v-hartwegii-fruit-.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]")
![Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/granite-dome-goldenrod-cliffside-goldenrod-solidago-simulans-leaves.jpg?w=444&h=250&ssl=1 "Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae] Leaves")
![Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/climbing-false-buckwheat-fallopia-scandens-.jpg?w=336&h=597&ssl=1 "Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) [Polygonaceae]")
![Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hartwigs-locust-robinia-viscosa-v-hartwegii-3.jpg?w=210&h=279&ssl=1 "Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]")
![Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/witch-hazel-hamamelis-virginiana-fruit.jpg?w=203&h=115&ssl=1 "Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae] Fruit")
![Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/granite-dome-goldenrod-cliffside-goldenrod-solidago-simulans-.jpg?w=140&h=140&crop=1&ssl=1 "Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]")
![Entire-leaved False Foxglove (Aureolaria laevigata) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/entire-leaved-false-foxglove-aureolaria-laevigata-.jpg?w=182&h=137&ssl=1 "Entire-leaved False Foxglove (Aureolaria laevigata) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Southern Harebell (Campanula divaricata) [Campanulaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/southern-harebell-campanula-divaricata-plant.jpg?w=182&h=182&crop=1&ssl=1 "Southern Harebell (Campanula divaricata) [Campanulaceae] Plant")
![Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/tall-meadow-rue-thalictrum-pubescens-.jpg?w=272&h=204&ssl=1 "Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/whorled-wood-aster-oclemena-acuminata-.jpg?w=229&h=228&ssl=1 "Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata) [Asteraceae]")
![Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/northern-red-oak-quercus-rubra-.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) [Fagaceae]")
![Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hog-peanut-amphicarpaea-bracteata-.jpg?w=290&h=163&ssl=1 "Hog Peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata) [Fabaceae]")
![Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hartwigs-locust-robinia-viscosa-v-hartwegii-.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Hartwig's Locust (Robinia viscosa v hartwegii) [Fabaceae]")
![Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/bushy-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-densiflorum.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bushy St. John's-wort (Hypericum densiflorum) [Hypericaceae]")
![Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/flat-topped-white-aster-doellingeria-umbellata-20230809_110822.jpg?w=203&h=115&ssl=1 "Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae]")
![Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mountain-sweet-pepperbush-clethra-acuminata-blooms.jpg?w=429&h=322&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]")
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