Beautiful fall day & a great turnout for our last walk of the year. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Billy Dinwiddie, Penny Longhurst, & Joe Standaert. 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.
![Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/witch-hazel-hamamelis-virginiana-in-bloom-.jpg?w=290&h=290&crop=1&ssl=1 "Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae]")
![Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/southern-red-oak-quercus-falcata.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Southern Red Oak (Quercus falcata) [Fagaceae]")
![Feather Moss (Hypnum sp.) [Hypnaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/feather-moss-hypnum-sp.-.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Feather Moss (Hypnum sp.) [Hypnaceae]")
![Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/striped-gentian-gentiana-villosa-2.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]")
![Rabbit Tobacco; Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/rabbit-tobacco-sweet-everlasting-pseudognaphalium-obtusifolium.jpg?w=386&h=515&ssl=1 "Rabbit Tobacco; Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Clearweed (Pilea pumila) [Urticaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/clearweed-pilea-pumila.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Clearweed (Pilea pumila) [Urticaceae]")
![Bushy Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bushy-aster-symphyotrichum-dumosum-2.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Bushy Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae] Seed Pods](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sourwood-oxydendrum-arboreum-seed-pods.jpg?w=317&h=178&ssl=1 "Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) [Ericaceae] Seed Pods")
![Hairy White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/white-heath-aster-symphyotrichum-pilosum.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Hairy White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/striped-gentian-gentiana-villosa-3.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]")
![Black Jack Oak (Quercus marilandica) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/black-jack-oak-quercus-marilandica.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Black Jack Oak (Quercus marilandica) [Fagaceae]")
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