This week’s post is plants in our database with names that include Appalachian Mountain locations. Guess what, they are all native to North America! Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/allegheny-serviceberry-amelanchier-laevis-.jpg?w=387&h=516&ssl=1 "Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]")
![Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/allegheny-spurge-pachysandra-procumbens-20170324_142149.jpg?w=362&h=362&crop=1&ssl=1 "Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]")
![Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/allegheny-spurge-pachysandra-procumbens-20170324_141539.jpg?w=270&h=362&ssl=1 "Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]")
![Hill Cane (Arundinaria appalachiana) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/arundinaria-appalachiana_1.jpg?w=216&h=216&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hill Cane (Arundinaria appalachiana) [Poaceae]")
![Appalachian Clubmoss (Huperzia appalachiana) [Lycopodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200910_114147.jpg?w=422&h=374&ssl=1 "Appalachian Clubmoss (Huperzia appalachiana) [Lycopodiaceae]")
![Appalachian Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. atranthum) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/appalachian-waterleaf-hydrophyllum-virginianum-var.-atranthum-jp.jpg?w=210&h=374&ssl=1 "Appalachian Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum var. atranthum) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/appalachian-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-buckleyi-_1070259.jpg?w=419&h=314&ssl=1 "Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]")
![Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/appalachian-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-buckleyi-_1070257.jpg?w=210&h=157&ssl=1 "Appalachian St. John's-wort (Hypericum buckleyi) [Hypericaceae]")
![Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/d23015_glassy-mtn_054.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Appalachian Sandwort (Minuartia glabra) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kidney-leaf-twayblade-neottia-smallii-_120708-js.jpg?w=215&h=158&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kidney-leaved-twayblade-appalachian-twayblade-neottia-smallii202107267384.jpg?w=215&h=161&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/appalachian-rock-cap-fern-polypodium-appalachianum-.jpg?w=363&h=363&crop=1&ssl=1 "Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]")
![Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180924_101245-pl.jpg?w=269&h=363&ssl=1 "Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]")
![Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] flared collar clasping the stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/appalachian-meadow-rue-thalictrum-coriaceum-flared-collar-clasping-the-stem.jpg?w=315&h=237&ssl=1 "Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] flared collar clasping the stem")
![Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/appalachian-meadow-rue-thalictrum-coriaceum-flowers.jpg?w=315&h=237&ssl=1 "Appalachian Meadow Rue (Thalictrum coriaceum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers")
![Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) [Liliaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ap-d21030_big-ridge_073.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum) [Liliaceae] Fruit")
![Balsam Mountain Gentian (Gentiana latidens) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/balsam-mountain-gentian-gentiana-latidens.jpg?w=213&h=164&ssl=1 "Balsam Mountain Gentian (Gentiana latidens) [Gentianaceae]")
![Balsam Mountain Gentian (Gentiana latidens) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22032_black-balsam_125.jpg?w=233&h=312&ssl=1 "Balsam Mountain Gentian (Gentiana latidens) [Gentianaceae]")
![Blue Ridge Bittercress (Cardamine flagellifera) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blue-ridge-bittercress-cardamine-flagellifera_090-js.jpg?w=358&h=183&ssl=1 "Blue Ridge Bittercress (Cardamine flagellifera) [Brassicaceae]")
![Blue Ridge Bittercress (Cardamine flagellifera) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/blue-ridge-bittercress-cardamine-flagellifera_092-js.jpg?w=274&h=183&ssl=1 "Blue Ridge Bittercress (Cardamine flagellifera) [Brassicaceae]")
![Blue Ridge White Wood Aster (Eurybia chlorolepis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/blue-ridge-white-wood-aster-eurybia-chlorolepis.jpg?w=226&h=170&ssl=1 "Blue Ridge White Wood Aster (Eurybia chlorolepis) [Asteraceae]")
![Blue Ridge Goldenrod (Solidago spithamaea) [Asteraceae] Foliage](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sollidago-spithamaea-foliage.jpg?w=406&h=541&ssl=1 "Blue Ridge Goldenrod (Solidago spithamaea) [Asteraceae] Foliage")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/d22032_black-balsam_084.jpg?w=206&h=276&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae]")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/hairy-bush-pea-thermopsis-villosa-bloom.jpg?w=155&h=276&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Bloom")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hairy-bush-pea-thermopsis-villosa-bloom-02-kb.jpg?w=150&h=276&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae]")
![Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/hairy-bush-pea-thermopsis-villosa-.jpg?w=113&h=276&ssl=1 "Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Fruit")
![Catawba Rhododendron; Mtn. Rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense) [Ericaceae] Leaf](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/catawba-rhododendron-mtn.-rosebay-rhododendron-catawbiense-20180612_122317.jpg?w=271&h=152&ssl=1 "Catawba Rhododendron; Mtn. Rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense) [Ericaceae] Leaf")
![French Broad Heartleaf (Hexastylis rhombiformis) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hexastylis-rhombiformis-04.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "French Broad Heartleaf (Hexastylis rhombiformis) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![French Broad Heartleaf (Hexastylis rhombiformis) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hexastylis-rhombiformis-07.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "French Broad Heartleaf (Hexastylis rhombiformis) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![A Flock of Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/mountain-goldenrod-solidago-roanensis-20210915_110509-pl.jpg?w=444&h=250&ssl=1 "A Flock of Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]")
![Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mountain-goldenrod-solidago-roanensis.jpg?w=188&h=250&ssl=1 "Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]")
![Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/mountain-goldenrod-solidago-roanensis-pollinator.jpg?w=636&h=848&ssl=1 "Mountain Goldenrod (Solidago roanensis) [Asteraceae]")
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