This is our final monthly post on the flora of Sam Knob Meadow. Still some Asters and Gentians blooming, and the fall colors appearing. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Mary Knierim, and Aleta Tisdale. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wild-raisin-viburnum-nudum-var.-cassinoides-in-raisin.jpg?w=157&h=118&ssl=1 "Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides) [Adoxaceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] in Seed](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp.-circumvagum-in-seed.jpg?w=228&h=404&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] in Seed")
![Sphagnum or Peat Moss (Sphagnum sp.) [Sphagnaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sphagnum-moss-sphagnum-sp.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sphagnum or Peat Moss (Sphagnum sp.) [Sphagnaceae]")
![Thorn on a Silverberry; Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata*) [Elaeagnaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/thorn-on-a-silverberry-or-autumn-olive-elaeagnus-umbellata.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Thorn on a Silverberry; Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata*) [Elaeagnaceae]")
![Stiff Gentian; Agueweed (Gentianella quinquefolia) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stiff-gentian-agueweed-gentianella-quinquefolia-.jpg?w=251&h=251&crop=1&ssl=1 "Stiff Gentian; Agueweed (Gentianella quinquefolia) [Gentianaceae]")
![Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bull-thistle-cirsium-vulgare-nn-.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Bunch of Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bunch-of-dense-blazing-star-liatris-spicata-.jpg?w=336&h=448&ssl=1 "Bunch of Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) [Asteraceae]")
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