The club was fortunate to be invited again to explore Hemlock Ridge, the property of two club members (we must have behaved ourselves last year). Many thanks to them for a wonderful visit. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. 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.
![Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/little-brown-jugs-hexastylis-arifolia.jpg?w=189&h=141&ssl=1 "Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/galax-galax-urceolata-blooms.jpg?w=290&h=516&ssl=1 "Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]")
![Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/common-fleabane-erigeron-philadelphicus.jpg?w=327&h=581&ssl=1 "Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) [Asteraceae]")
![a Forget-me-not (Myosotis sp.*) [Boraginaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/nn-a-forget-me-not-myosotis-sp.-.jpg?w=305&h=172&ssl=1 "a Forget-me-not (Myosotis sp.*) [Boraginaceae]")
![Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/green-and-gold-chrysogonum-virginianum.jpg?w=305&h=172&ssl=1 "Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) [Asteraceae]")
![Mountain Laurel; Ivy (Kalmia latifolia) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mountain-laurel-ivy-kalmia-latifolia.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Laurel; Ivy (Kalmia latifolia) [Ericaceae]")
![Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2-wild-bleeding-heart-dicentra-eximia-.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [Fumariaceae]")
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