We hiked from the gate to the Pisgah Inn. Looks like fall is on its way! Photography by Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/large-leaved-aster-eurybia-macrophylla.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]")
![Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dissected-grape-fern-botrychium-dissectum.jpg?w=247&h=439&ssl=1 "Dissected Grape Fern (Sceptridium dissectum; Botrychium dissectum) [Ophioglossaceae]")
![Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pinkshell-azalea-rhododendron-vaseyi.jpg?w=172&h=129&ssl=1 "Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]")
![Smooth Azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/smooth-azalea-rhododendron-arborescens.jpg?w=172&h=129&ssl=1 "Smooth Azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) [Ericaceae]")
![Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/climbing-false-buckwheat-fallopia-scandens.jpg?w=192&h=143&ssl=1 "Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens) [Polygonaceae]")
![American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/american-mountain-ash-sorbus-americana-1-1.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]")
![Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-maple-acer-spicatum.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae]")
![Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) [Asteraceae] Bracts](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/purple-stemmed-aster-symphyotrichum-puniceum-4.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) [Asteraceae] Bracts")
![Curtis' Goldenrod (Solidago curtisii) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/curtis-goldenrod-solidago-curtisii.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Curtis' Goldenrod (Solidago curtisii) [Asteraceae]")
![Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) [Apocynaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/spreading-dogbane-apocynum-androsaemifolium.jpg?w=305&h=229&ssl=1 "Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) [Apocynaceae]")
![Silverrod (Solidago bicolor) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/silverrod-solidago-bicolor-.jpg?w=327&h=581&ssl=1 "Silverrod (Solidago bicolor) [Asteraceae]")
![Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/large-leaved-aster-eurybia-macrophylla-2.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]")
![Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/minnie-bush-menziesia-pilosa.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]")
![Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/purple-stemmed-aster-symphyotrichum-puniceum-5.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Purple-stemmed Aster (Symphyotrichum puniceum) [Asteraceae]")
![Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wild-yam-dioscorea-villosa.jpg?w=277&h=207&ssl=1 "Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]")
![Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/clammy-or-swamp-azalea-rhododendron-viscosum.jpg?w=246&h=185&ssl=1 "Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae]")
![Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/large-leaved-aster-eurybia-macrophylla-4.jpg?w=246&h=138&ssl=1 "Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) [Asteraceae]")
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