Great weather and lots to see today. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/white-boneset-eupatorium-album--1.jpg?w=260&h=146&ssl=1 "White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]")
![Pinesap (Hypopitys monotropa ) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/pinesap-hypopitys-monotropa-.jpg?w=342&h=457&ssl=1 "Pinesap (Hypopitys monotropa ) [Ericaceae]")
![Hairy White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hairy-white-heath-aster-symphyotrichum-pilosum-.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Hairy White Heath Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cranefly-orchid-tipularia-discolor--1.jpg?w=176&h=314&ssl=1 "Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) [Orchidaceae]")
![Hairy Hawkweed (Hieracium gronovii) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hairy-hawkweed-hieracium-gronovii--1.jpg?w=316&h=237&ssl=1 "Hairy Hawkweed (Hieracium gronovii) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/devils-walking-stick-hercules-club-aralia-spinosa-.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae]")
![Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/horseweed-conyza-canadensis--1.jpg?w=218&h=388&ssl=1 "Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) [Asteraceae]")
![Hairy Boneset (Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hairy-boneset-eupatorium-rotundifolium-var.-ovatum-eupatorium-pubescens-.jpg?w=192&h=192&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hairy Boneset (Eupatorium rotundifolium var. ovatum) [Asteraceae]")
![Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/kidney-leaf-rosinweed-silphium-compositum-.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum) [Asteraceae]")
![Sericea (Lespedeza cuneata*) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/nn-sericea-lespedeza-cuneata-.jpg?w=335&h=189&ssl=1 "Sericea (Lespedeza cuneata*) [Fabaceae]")
![Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/small-flowered-agrimony-agrimonia-parviflora-.jpg?w=297&h=528&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Agrimony (Agrimonia parviflora) [Rosaceae]")
![Hollow-stem Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hollow-stem-joe-pye-weed-eutrochium-fistulosum.jpg?w=271&h=482&ssl=1 "Hollow-stem Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium fistulosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Buttonweed (Diodella teres) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/buttonweed-diodella-teres-.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Buttonweed (Diodella teres) [Rubiaceae]")
![Gall-of-the-Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/gall-of-the-earth-prenanthes-trifoliolata-leaves-.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Gall-of-the-Earth (Prenanthes trifoliolata) [Asteraceae] Leaves")
Fawn Lake Loop, DuPont State Recreational Forest – August 16, 2024
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