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.
![Mountain Laurel; Ivy (Kalmia latifolia) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/mountain-laurel-ivy-kalmia-latifolia.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Laurel; Ivy (Kalmia latifolia) [Ericaceae]")
![Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/lady-rue-thalictrum-clavatum.jpg?w=245&h=138&ssl=1 "Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/common-fleabane-erigeron-philadelphicus.jpg?w=110&h=194&ssl=1 "Common Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) [Asteraceae]")
![Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/green-and-gold-chrysogonum-virginianum.jpg?w=316&h=178&ssl=1 "Green-and-Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) [Asteraceae]")
![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=342&h=256&ssl=1 "Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [Fumariaceae]")
![Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/little-brown-jugs-hexastylis-arifolia.jpg?w=342&h=256&ssl=1 "Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![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=316&h=178&ssl=1 "a Forget-me-not (Myosotis sp.*) [Boraginaceae]")
![Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/galax-galax-urceolata-blooms.jpg?w=144&h=255&ssl=1 "Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]")
A great turnout and lots of plants to see (especially Pink Lady’s Slippers, but we missed the Gay Wings flowers) as well as a few critters! Photography by Angela Carter, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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.
![Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hooked-buttercup-ranunculus-recurvatus.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora*) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/multiflora-rose-rosa-multiflora-.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora*) [Rosaceae]")
![Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/southern-nodding-trillium-trillium-rugelii-.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Southern Nodding Trillium (Trillium rugelii) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Large-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/large-flowered-heartleaf-hexastylis-shuttleworthii-4-1.jpg?w=246&h=185&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/vasey_s-trillium-trillium-vaseyi-2.jpg?w=246&h=184&ssl=1 "Vasey's Trillium (Trillium vaseyi) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/arrow-wood-viburnum-dentatum.jpg?w=192&h=144&ssl=1 "Arrow-wood (Viburnum dentatum) [Adoxaceae]"){kind=icon}
![Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hearts-a-bustin_-strawberry-bush-euonymus-americanus.jpg?w=305&h=406&ssl=1 "Hearts-a-bustin'; Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus) [Celastraceae]")
![Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/sweet-cicely-osmorhiza-claytonii.jpg?w=233&h=175&ssl=1 "Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) [Apiaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Jim Poling. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Click on any picture to zoom and view the slide show.
![Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/fairy-wand-chamaelirium-luteum.jpg?w=125&h=222&ssl=1 "Fairy Wand (Chamaelirium luteum) [Liliaceae]")
![Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wild-geranium-geranium-maculatum.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) [Geraniaceae]")
![Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wild-yam-dioscorea-villosa-.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) [Dioscoreaceae]")
![Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/solomon_s-plume-maianthemum-racemosum.jpg?w=186&h=105&ssl=1 "Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) [Liliaceae]")
![Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/buffalo-nut-pyrularia-pubera-.jpg?w=221&h=295&ssl=1 "Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae]")
![Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia; Swida alternifolia) [Cornaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/alternate-leaved-dogwood-cornus-alternifolia.jpg?w=418&h=557&ssl=1 "Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia; Swida alternifolia) [Cornaceae]")
![Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/hooked-buttercup-ranunculus-recurvatus-.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) [Magnoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tulip-tree-liriodendron-tulipifera-.jpg?w=228&h=229&ssl=1 "Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) [Magnoliaceae]")
![Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/striped-maple-acer-pensylvanicum-.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae]")
Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/painted-trillium-trillium-undulatum.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/birdfoot-violet-viola-pedata-3.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]")
![Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/flame-azalea-rhododendron-calendulaceum-3.jpg?w=192&h=144&ssl=1 "Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]")
![Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/showy-orchis-galearis-spectabilis.jpg?w=276&h=368&ssl=1 "Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pink-ladys-slipper-moccasin-flower-cypripedium-acaule-.jpg?w=110&h=194&ssl=1 "Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) [Orchidaceae]")
![Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dwarf-cinquefoil-potentilla-canadensis.jpg?w=259&h=194&ssl=1 "Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis) [Rosaceae]")
![Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/painted-trillium-trillium-undulatum-.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/birdfoot-violet-viola-pedata-.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Birdfoot Violet (Viola pedata) [Violaceae]")
![Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dewberry-rubus-flagellaris-1.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]")
![Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) [Symplocaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/horse-sugar-sweetleaf-symplocos-tinctoria-.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "Horse Sugar; Sweetleaf (Symplocos tinctoria) [Symplocaceae]")
![Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/yellow-star-grass-hypoxis-hirsuta-.jpg?w=636&h=848&ssl=1 "Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) [Hypoxidaceae]")
Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 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. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Janice Irwin. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dutchmans-breeches-dicentra-cucullaria-.jpg?w=435&h=464&ssl=1 "Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [Fumariaceae]")
![Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/32-dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum-.jpg?w=134&h=179&ssl=1 "Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]")
![Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) [Portulacaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/spring-beauty-claytonia-virginica.jpg?w=238&h=179&ssl=1 "Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) [Portulacaceae]")
![Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum-closeup.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]")
![Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/blue-cohosh-caulophyllum-thalictroides-.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) [Berberidaceae]")
![Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2-squirrel-corn-dicentra-canadensis-.jpg?w=221&h=295&ssl=1 "Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) [Fumariaceae]")
Western Carolina Botanical Club 
