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The mission of the Western Carolina Botanical Club is to identify and study native plants and their habitats

Sam Knob – Flat Laurel Creek Loop – August 16, 2019

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, and Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.   Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

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Bear Pen Gap to Wet Camp Gap – August 8, 2019

Some of us stopped at Wolf Mountain Overlook on the way home, so I’ve included pictures taken there. Thanks to the Standaert Bros. for long-distance ID-ing the mystery shrub in the meadow (Bill got it first!). Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, … Continue reading

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Frying Pan Gap to Pisgah Inn – August 2, 2019

Nineteen members braved threatening rain – and we stayed dry the whole way! Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, John Harrison, Penny Longhurst, & Lucy Prim. (Click on any picture to zoom). Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by … Continue reading

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Sky Valley Road – July 26, 2019

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.

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Shut-In Trail – July 19, 2019

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Joe Standaert. (Click on any picture to zoom)

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