The club was fortunate to be invited to explore Hemlock Ridge, the property of two club members. Many thanks to them for a wonderful visit. Photography by Randy Richardson & Joe Standaert. 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.
![Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/appalachian-rock-cap-fern-polypodium-appalachianum-.jpg?w=362&h=362&crop=1&ssl=1 "Appalachian Rock Cap Fern (Polypodium appalachianum) [Polypodiaceae]")
![Ruth's Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia v. ruthii) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ruths-little-brown-jugs-hexastylis-arifolia-v.-ruthii.jpg?w=191&h=144&ssl=1 "Ruth's Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia v. ruthii) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Oconee Bells; Shortia (Shortia galacifolia) [Diapensiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/oconee-bells-shortia-shortia-galacifolia-.jpg?w=204&h=204&crop=1&ssl=1 "Oconee Bells; Shortia (Shortia galacifolia) [Diapensiaceae]")
![Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/twinleaf-jeffersonia-diphylla-.jpg?w=172&h=172&crop=1&ssl=1 "Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla) [Berberidaceae]")
![Ruth's Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia v. ruthii) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ruths-little-brown-jugs-hexastylis-arifolia-v.-ruthii-2.jpg?w=251&h=189&ssl=1 "Ruth's Little Brown Jugs (Hexastylis arifolia v. ruthii) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis; Thelypteris noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/new-york-fern-thelypteris-noveboracensis-.jpg?w=227&h=304&ssl=1 "New York Fern (Amauropelta noveboracensis; Thelypteris noveboracensis) [Thelypteridaceae]")
![Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides*) [Taxodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nn-dawn-redwood-metasequoia-glyptostroboides.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides*) [Taxodiaceae]")
![Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/galax-galax-urceolata.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Galax (Galax urceolata) [Diapensiaceae]")
![Bowman's Root; Fawn's Breath (Gillenia trifoliata) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bowmans-root-fawns-breath-gillenia-trifoliata--1.jpg?w=180&h=135&ssl=1 "Bowman's Root; Fawn's Breath (Gillenia trifoliata) [Rosaceae]")
![Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) [Campanulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/venus-looking-glass-triodanis-perfoliata-.jpg?w=238&h=319&ssl=1 "Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) [Campanulaceae]")
![Umbrella Magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) [Magnoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/umbrella-magnolia-magnolia-tripetala.jpg?w=210&h=157&ssl=1 "Umbrella Magnolia (Magnolia tripetala) [Magnoliaceae]")
![Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-meadow-rue-thalictrum-clavatum.jpg?w=156&h=208&ssl=1 "Mountain Meadow Rue; Lady Rue (Thalictrum clavatum) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Fan Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria) [Leptodontaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/forsstroemia-moss-forsstroemia-trichomitria-.jpg?w=156&h=208&ssl=1 "Fan Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria) [Leptodontaceae]")
![Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba*) [Ginkgoaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nn-ginkgo-ginkgo-biloba.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba*) [Ginkgoaceae]")
![Canada Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) [Pinaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/canada-hemlock-tsuga-canadensis-.jpg?w=229&h=229&crop=1&ssl=1 "Canada Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) [Pinaceae]")
![Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/allegheny-spurge-pachysandra-procumbens.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Allegheny Spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) [Buxaceae]")
![Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/climbing-hydrangea-decumaria-barbara-1.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![May Apple; Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/may-apple-mandrake-podophyllum-peltatum.jpg?w=316&h=421&ssl=1 "May Apple; Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum) [Berberidaceae]")
A prescribed burn was done over a large area stretching from Persimmon Ridge Road down to Lake Wattacoo over the winter. Between that and the mowing on the dam we were curious to see how the plants were doing. We needn’t have worried! Loads of our favorite plants were still there and thriving. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show.
![a Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) [Iridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/a-blue-eyed-grass-sisyrinchium-sp.-.jpg?w=152&h=270&ssl=1 "a Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) [Iridaceae]")
![Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae] Bloom and Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/virginia-willow-itea-virginica-bloom-and-leaves.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae] Bloom and Leaves")
![Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/partridge-berry-mitchella-repens--1.jpg?w=272&h=153&ssl=1 "Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]")
![Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/grass-pink-calopogon-tuberosus-2.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]")
![Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/whorled-loosestrife-lysimachia-quadrifolia-bloom.jpg?w=271&h=271&crop=1&ssl=1 "Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae]")
![Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hairy-phlox-phlox-amoena-bracts.jpg?w=166&h=222&ssl=1 "Hairy Phlox (Phlox amoena) [Polemoniaceae]")
![Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/smalls-ragwort-packera-anonyma.jpg?w=386&h=515&ssl=1 "Small's Ragwort (Packera anonyma) [Asteraceae]")
![Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/racemed-milkwort-polygala-polygama-plant.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae] Plant")
![Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/long-leaved-houstonia-houstonia-longifolia.jpg?w=317&h=317&crop=1&ssl=1 "Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) [Rubiaceae]")
![Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/grass-pink-calopogon-tuberosus-1.jpg?w=315&h=559&ssl=1 "Grass Pink (Calopogon tuberosus) [Orchidaceae]")
![Southern Wood Violet (Viola hirsutula) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/southern-wood-violet-viola-hirsutula.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Southern Wood Violet (Viola hirsutula) [Violaceae]")
![Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-sweet-pitcherplant-sarracenia-jonesii-3.jpg?w=327&h=581&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]")
![Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/virginia-willow-itea-virginica.jpg?w=305&h=172&ssl=1 "Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]")
![Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/rose-pogonia-pogonia-ophioglossoides-bloom.jpg?w=315&h=420&ssl=1 "Rose Pogonia; Snake Mouth Orchid (Pogonia ophioglossoides) [Orchidaceae]")
![Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) [Lauraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sassafras-sassafras-albidum-.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) [Lauraceae]")
![Four-angled Spikesedge (Eleocharis quadrangulata) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/four-angled-spikerush-eleocharis-quadrangulata-.jpg?w=228&h=304&ssl=1 "Four-angled Spikesedge (Eleocharis quadrangulata) [Cyperaceae]")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/maroon-carolina-milkvine-matelea-carolinensis-leaves.jpg?w=171&h=171&crop=1&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Fraser Magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) [Magnoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fraser-magnolia-magnolia-fraseri-.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Fraser Magnolia (Magnolia fraseri) [Magnoliaceae]")
![White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/white-milkweed-asclepias-variegata-3.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "White Milkweed (Asclepias variegata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) [Lentibulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/horned-bladderwort-utricularia-cornuta-3.jpg?w=138&h=184&ssl=1 "Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) [Lentibulariaceae]")
![Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/yellowroot-xanthorhiza-simplicissima-.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellowroot (Xanthorhiza simplicissima) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Colic-root; White Star Grass (Aletris farinosa) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/colic-root-aletris-farinosa-patch.jpg?w=310&h=551&ssl=1 "Colic-root; White Star Grass (Aletris farinosa) [Liliaceae]")
![Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/climbing-hydrangea-decumaria-barbara.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/whorled-loosestrife-lysimachia-quadrifolia--1.jpg?w=86&h=152&ssl=1 "Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) [Primulaceae]")
![Climbing Fern (Lygodium palmatum) [Schizaeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/climbing-fern-lygodium-palmatum.jpg?w=271&h=482&ssl=1 "Climbing Fern (Lygodium palmatum) [Schizaeaceae]")
![Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) [Lentibulariaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/horned-bladderwort-utricularia-cornuta-leaves.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Horned Bladderwort (Utricularia cornuta) [Lentibulariaceae] Leaves")
![Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-sweet-pitcherplant-sarracenia-jonesii-flower.jpg?w=134&h=238&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]")
![Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/partridge-berry-mitchella-repens-.jpg?w=290&h=218&ssl=1 "Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]")
![Deer-tongue Witch Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/deertongue-dichanthelium-clandestinum.jpg?w=228&h=128&ssl=1 "Deer-tongue Witch Grass (Dichanthelium clandestinum) [Poaceae]")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/maroon-carolina-milkvine-matelea-carolinensis-.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/racemed-milkwort-polygala-polygama-3.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Racemed Milkwort (Polygala polygama) [Polygalaceae]")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/maroon-carolina-milkvine-matelea-carolinensis-blooms-and-leaves.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
The Blue Ridge Parkway Ridgeline Trail (aka the Painted Trillium trail) lived up to its reputation. Painted Trillium were everywhere! It looks like this will be a great summer for Blueberries too. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Randy Richardson. Click on any picture to zoom and enter the slide show. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) [Aquifoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-holly-ilex-montana-.jpg?w=209&h=156&ssl=1 "Mountain Holly (Ilex montana) [Aquifoliaceae]")
![Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) [Sapindaceae] Bark](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sugar-maple-acer-saccharum-bark.jpg?w=102&h=180&ssl=1 "Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) [Sapindaceae] Bark")
![Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) [Rosaceae] Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/purple-flowering-raspberry-rubus-odoratus-.jpg?w=152&h=270&ssl=1 "Purple-flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus) [Rosaceae] Stem")
![Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae] Bark](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/striped-maple-acer-pensylvanicum-bark.jpg?w=153&h=272&ssl=1 "Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae] Bark")
![Gooseberry (Ribes rotundifolium) [Saxifragaceae] Fruit and Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gooseberry-ribes-rotundifolium-fruit-and-leaves.jpg?w=189&h=141&ssl=1 "Gooseberry (Ribes rotundifolium) [Saxifragaceae] Fruit and Leaves")
![Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/canada-mayflower-maianthemum-canadense-bloom.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) [Liliaceae]")
![Tall Buttercup (Ranunculus acris*) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nn-tall-buttercup-ranunculus-acris-.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Tall Buttercup (Ranunculus acris*) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/black-chokeberry-aronia-melanocarpa-flowers.jpg?w=209&h=210&ssl=1 "Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Flowers")
![Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/primrose-leaved-violet-viola-primulifolia-.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Primrose-leaved Violet (Viola primulifolia) [Violaceae]")
![Wild Oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wild-oats-uvularia-sessilifolia-liliaceae--2.jpg?w=233&h=175&ssl=1 "Wild Oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) [Liliaceae]")
![Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bluebead-lily-clintonia-borealis--2.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bluebead Lily (Clintonia borealis) [Liliaceae]")
![Wild Oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) [Liliaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wild-oats-uvularia-sessilifolia-plant.jpg?w=418&h=557&ssl=1 "Wild Oats (Uvularia sessilifolia) [Liliaceae] Plant")
![Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/allegheny-serviceberry-amelanchier-laevis-20240508_103525.jpg?w=361&h=482&ssl=1 "Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]")
![Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/black-chokeberry-aronia-leaves.jpg?w=171&h=304&ssl=1 "Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Leaves")
![Upland Willow (Salix humilis) [Salicaceae] Twig](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/upland-willow-salix-humilis-twig.jpg?w=404&h=228&ssl=1 "Upland Willow (Salix humilis) [Salicaceae] Twig")
![Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) [Araliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wild-sarsaparilla-aralia-nudicaulis-flowers.jpg?w=386&h=515&ssl=1 "Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) [Araliaceae]")
![Upland Willow (Salix humilis) [Salicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/upland-willow-salix-humilis-.jpg?w=246&h=185&ssl=1 "Upland Willow (Salix humilis) [Salicaceae]")
![British Soldiers (Cladonia cristatella) [Cladoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/british-soldiers-cladonia-cristatella-.jpg?w=246&h=184&ssl=1 "British Soldiers (Cladonia cristatella) [Cladoniaceae]")
![Black Oak (Quercus velutina) [Fagaceae] Twig](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/black-oak-quercus-velutina-twig.jpg?w=316&h=178&ssl=1 "Black Oak (Quercus velutina) [Fagaceae] Twig")
![Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pinkshell-azalea-rhododendron-vaseyi-bloom.jpg?w=197&h=111&ssl=1 "Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]")
![Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pinkshell-azalea-rhododendron-vaseyi-1.jpg?w=197&h=111&ssl=1 "Pinkshell Azalea (Rhododendron vaseyi) [Ericaceae]")
![Black Oak (Quercus velutina) [Fagaceae] Bark](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/black-oak-quercus-velutina-bark.jpg?w=283&h=378&ssl=1 "Black Oak (Quercus velutina) [Fagaceae] Bark")
![Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae] Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-maple-acer-spicatum-flowers.jpg?w=251&h=141&ssl=1 "Mountain Maple (Acer spicatum) [Sapindaceae] Flowers")
![Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Leaf Underside](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/black-chokeberry-aronia-melanocarpa-leaf-underside.jpg?w=122&h=122&crop=1&ssl=1 "Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) [Rosaceae] Leaf Underside")
![American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/american-beech-fagus-grandifolia.jpg?w=217&h=122&ssl=1 "American Beech (Fagus grandifolia) [Fagaceae]")
Last year it was a “little” rainy when we scheduled this trip and a lot of people skipped it! No problem this year. We started on the Parkway in order to avoid the heat of the day, returning through the woods. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Randy Richardson. 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.
![Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) [Rosaceae] Stem & Thorns](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/blackberry-rubus-allegheniensis-stem-thorns.jpg?w=188&h=250&ssl=1 "Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) [Rosaceae] Stem & Thorns")
![Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae] Spores Forming](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/interrupted-fern-osmunda-claytoniana-spores-forming-1.jpg?w=188&h=250&ssl=1 "Interrupted Fern (Claytosmunda claytoniana; Osmunda claytoniana) [Osmundaceae] Spores Forming")
![Woolly Mullein; Flannel Plant (Verbascum thapsus*) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/woolly-mullein-verbascum-thapsus-1.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Woolly Mullein; Flannel Plant (Verbascum thapsus*) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) [Rosaceae] Leaf](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/blackberry-rubus-allegheniensis-leaf.jpg?w=380&h=507&ssl=1 "Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) [Rosaceae] Leaf")
![Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) [Juglandaceae] Male and Female Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pignut-hickory-carya-glabra-male-and-female-flowers.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) [Juglandaceae] Male and Female Flowers")
![May Apple; Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/may-apple-mandrake-podophyllum-peltatum-.jpg?w=272&h=204&ssl=1 "May Apple; Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum) [Berberidaceae]")
![Deerberry; Squaw Huckleberry (Vaccinium stamineum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/deerberry-vaccinium-stamineum--1.jpg?w=246&h=185&ssl=1 "Deerberry; Squaw Huckleberry (Vaccinium stamineum) [Ericaceae]")
![Bristly Locust (Robinia hispida) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bristly-locust-robinia-hispida-.jpg?w=204&h=153&ssl=1 "Bristly Locust (Robinia hispida) [Fabaceae]")
![Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) [Liliaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/perfoliate-bellwort-uvularia-perfoliata--5.jpg?w=428&h=570&ssl=1 "Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) [Liliaceae] Fruit")
![King Devil; Field Hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/king-devil-hieracium-caespitosum-leaves-1.jpg?w=217&h=217&crop=1&ssl=1 "King Devil; Field Hawkweed (Hieracium caespitosum*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Leaves")
![Wood Betony; Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wood-betony-lousewort-pedicularis-canadensis--1.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Wood Betony; Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Great Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum reniforme) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/great-indian-plantain-arnoglossum-reniforme-.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Great Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum reniforme) [Asteraceae]")
![Broad- or Maple-leaved Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/broad-or-maple-leaved-waterleaf-hydrophyllum-canadense-.jpg?w=209&h=209&crop=1&ssl=1 "Broad- or Maple-leaved Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum canadense) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis var. montana) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wild-lily-of-the-valley-convallaria-majalis-var.-montana-.jpg?w=188&h=141&ssl=1 "Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis var. montana) [Liliaceae]")
![Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hooked-buttercup-ranunculus-recurvatus-1.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Hooked Buttercup (Ranunculus recurvatus) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/yellow-rocket-barbarea-vulgaris-blooms-1.jpg?w=444&h=333&ssl=1 "Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris*) [Brassicaceae]")
![Waxy or Skunk Meadow Rue (Thalictrum revolutum) [Ranunculaceae] Stem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/waxy-or-skunk-meadow-rue-thalictrum-revolutum-stem.jpg?w=106&h=188&ssl=1 "Waxy or Skunk Meadow Rue (Thalictrum revolutum) [Ranunculaceae] Stem")
![Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella*) [Polygonaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/nn-sheep-sorrel-rumex-acetosella-.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella*) [Polygonaceae]")
![Clustered Snakeroot (Sanicula odorata ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/clustered-snakeroot-sanicula-odorata-1.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Clustered Snakeroot (Sanicula odorata ) [Apiaceae]")
![Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/peppergrass-lepidium-virginicum-1.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]")
![Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) [Juglandaceae] Female & Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pignut-hickory-carya-glabra-female-male-flowers.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Pignut Hickory (Carya glabra) [Juglandaceae] Female & Male Flowers")
![Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shepherds-purse-capsella-bursa-pastoris-1.jpg?w=317&h=317&crop=1&ssl=1 "Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris*) [Brassicaceae]")
Well, the weather was not on our side but we were undaunted! We started at Bear Pen Gap Overlook in drizzle & fog and wandered North on the Parkway. By the time we reached Wolf Mountain Overlook we and the plants were soaking wet! Naturally, by the time we were ready to give up and abandon lunch, the rain stopped. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, & Randy Richardson. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![Leafy Liverwort (Scapania sp.) [Scapaniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/leafy-liverwort-scapania-sp.-.jpg?w=228&h=304&ssl=1 "Leafy Liverwort (Scapania sp.) [Scapaniaceae]")
![Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/beech-drops-epifagus-virginiana-.jpg?w=204&h=205&ssl=1 "Beech Drops (Epifagus virginiana) [Orobanchaceae]")
![Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dimpled-trout-lily-erythronium-umbilicatum-.jpg?w=204&h=153&ssl=1 "Dimpled Trout Lily (Erythronium umbilicatum) [Liliaceae]")
![Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/allegheny-serviceberry-amelanchier-laevis-.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) [Rosaceae]")
![Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/canada-mayflower-maianthemum-canadense-.jpg?w=228&h=171&ssl=1 "Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) [Liliaceae]")
![Bitter Cress (Cardamine clematitis) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bitter-cress-cardamine-clematitis-.jpg?w=361&h=361&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bitter Cress (Cardamine clematitis) [Brassicaceae]")
![Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/highbush-blueberry-vaccinium-corymbosum.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) [Ericaceae]")
![Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune) [Polytrichaceae] Splash Cups](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/haircap-moss-polytrichum-sp.-splash-cups-.jpg?w=340&h=192&ssl=1 "Haircap Moss (Polytrichum commune) [Polytrichaceae] Splash Cups")
![Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/red-berried-elder-sambucus-racemosa-.jpg?w=252&h=251&ssl=1 "Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) [Adoxaceae]")
![Fern Leaf Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) [Thuidiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/fern-leaf-moss-thuidium-delicatulum.jpg?w=110&h=146&ssl=1 "Fern Leaf Moss (Thuidium delicatulum) [Thuidiaceae]")
![Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/marsh-blue-violet-viola-cucullata-ucullata.jpg?w=316&h=237&ssl=1 "Marsh Blue Violet (Viola cucullata) [Violaceae]")
![Many-forked Cladonia (Cladonia furcata) [Cladoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/many-forked-cladonia-cladonia-furcata.jpg?w=423&h=317&ssl=1 "Many-forked Cladonia (Cladonia furcata) [Cladoniaceae]")
![Carolina Azalea (Rhododendron minus var. minus) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/carolina-azalea-rhododendron-minus-var.-minus-1.jpg?w=209&h=156&ssl=1 "Carolina Azalea (Rhododendron minus var. minus) [Ericaceae]")
![Mountain Wood Fern (Dryopteris campyloptera) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mountain-wood-fern-dryopteris-campyloptera-.jpg?w=296&h=222&ssl=1 "Mountain Wood Fern (Dryopteris campyloptera) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kidneyleaf-grass-of-parnassus-parnassia-asarifolia-.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia asarifolia) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Bitter Cress (Cardamine clematitis) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bitter-cress-cardamine-clematitis--2.jpg?w=188&h=250&ssl=1 "Bitter Cress (Cardamine clematitis) [Brassicaceae]")
![False Hellebore; Indian Poke (Veratrum viride) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/false-hellebore-veratrum-viride--1.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "False Hellebore; Indian Poke (Veratrum viride) [Liliaceae]")
![Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/northern-white-violet-viola-macloskeyi-.jpg?w=360&h=480&ssl=1 "Northern White Violet (Viola macloskeyi) [Violaceae]")
![Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/dutchmans-breeches-dicentra-cucullaria-.jpg?w=272&h=204&ssl=1 "Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) [Fumariaceae]")
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