What with COVID and bad weather, the last time the club got the opportunity to have a field trip on this trail was 2019! Well, this year it was a little foggy, so no views, but we didn’t get rained on. We saw some mystery plants as well as many old favorites. Photography by Penny Longhurst, Lucy Prim, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Skunk Currant (Ribes glandulosum) [Saxifragaceae] Leaves & Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/possibly-skunk-currant-ribes-glandulosum-leaves-stem.jpg?w=414&h=552&ssl=1 "Skunk Currant (Ribes glandulosum) [Saxifragaceae] Leaves & Stem")
![Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/red-berried-elder-sambucus-racemosa-20240628_132347-1.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) [Adoxaceae]")
![Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/minnie-bush-menziesia-pilosa--3.jpg?w=429&h=322&ssl=1 "Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]")
![Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/appalachian-rock-cap-fern-polypodium-appalachianum-.jpg?w=272&h=203&ssl=1 "Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]")
![Southern Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) [Onagraceae] Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/southern-sundrops-narrowleaf-sundrops-oenothera-fruticosa-flowers.jpg?w=189&h=188&ssl=1 "Southern Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) [Onagraceae] Flowers")
![Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/galax-galax-urceolata--1.jpg?w=141&h=188&ssl=1 "Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]")
![Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae] & Pollinator](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/turks-cap-lily-lilium-superbum-pollinator.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae] & Pollinator")
![Old Man's Beard (Usnea sp.) [Parmeliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/old-mans-beard-usnea-sp.--1.jpg?w=106&h=188&ssl=1 "Old Man's Beard (Usnea sp.) [Parmeliaceae]")
![American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/american-mountain-ash-sorbus-americana-.jpg?w=260&h=195&ssl=1 "American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) [Rosaceae]")
![Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] - Fringe of Hairs on the Ocreae](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fringed-black-bindweed-fallopia-cilinodis-fringe-of-hairs-on-the-ocreae.jpg?w=372&h=496&ssl=1 "Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] - Fringe of Hairs on the Ocreae")
![Bristly Greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) [Smilacaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/bristly-greenbrier-smilax-tamnoides-.jpg?w=122&h=217&ssl=1 "Bristly Greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides) [Smilacaceae]")
![Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae] Flower](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mountain-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-graveolens-flower.jpg?w=272&h=272&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae] Flower")
![Large Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) [Orchidaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/large-purple-fringed-orchid-platanthera-grandiflora-plant.jpg?w=106&h=188&ssl=1 "Large Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) [Orchidaceae] Plant")
![Wine-leaved Cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wine-leaved-cinquefoil-shrubby-five-fingers-sibbaldiopsis-tridentata-.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Wine-leaved Cinquefoil (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) [Rosaceae]")
![Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] Flowers & Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fringed-black-bindweed-fallopia-cilinodis-flowers-leaves.jpg?w=239&h=318&ssl=1 "Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] Flowers & Leaves")
![Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] Stem, Leaves, & Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/fringed-black-bindweed-fallopia-cilinodis-stem-leaves-flowers.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Fringed Black Bindweed (Fallopia cilinodis) [Polygonaceae] Stem, Leaves, & Flowers")
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/appalachian-or-kidney-leaved-twayblade-neottia-smallii-.jpg?w=342&h=457&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/white-snakeroot-ageratina-altissima--1.jpg?w=214&h=214&crop=1&ssl=1 "White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) [Asteraceae]")
![Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode ) [Apiaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/hairy-jointed-meadow-parsnip-thaspium-barbinode-plant.jpg?w=214&h=214&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode ) [Apiaceae] Plant")
![Mountain Wood Sorrel (Oxalis montana) [Oxalidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mountain-wood-sorrel-oxalis-montana-.jpg?w=214&h=214&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Wood Sorrel (Oxalis montana) [Oxalidaceae]")
![Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mountain-st.-johns-wort-hypericum-graveolens-20240628_121200-1.jpg?w=228&h=128&ssl=1 "Mountain St. John's-wort (Hypericum graveolens) [Hypericaceae]")
![Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum) [Aspleniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mountain-spleenwort-asplenium-montanum-.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum) [Aspleniaceae]")
![Southern Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) [Onagraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/southern-sundrops-narrowleaf-sundrops-oenothera-fruticosa-leaves.jpg?w=185&h=185&crop=1&ssl=1 "Southern Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) [Onagraceae] Leaves")
![Skunk Currant (Ribes glandulosum) [Saxifragaceae] Leaf Underside](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/possibly-skunk-currant-ribes-glandulosum-leaf-underside.jpg?w=246&h=247&ssl=1 "Skunk Currant (Ribes glandulosum) [Saxifragaceae] Leaf Underside")
![a Crisped Moss (Ulota sp.) [Orthotrichaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/a-crisped-moss-ulota-sp.-.jpg?w=386&h=686&ssl=1 "a Crisped Moss (Ulota sp.) [Orthotrichaceae]")
![Broadtooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys latidens) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/mystery-mint-plant.jpg?w=290&h=516&ssl=1 "Broadtooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys latidens) [Lamiaceae]")
![Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) [Melanthiaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/wake-robin-trillium-erectum-.jpg?w=189&h=251&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) [Melanthiaceae] Fruit")
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