Western Carolina Botanical Club

Sky Valley Road – July 28, 2023

Posted on August 1, 2023 by WCBC

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, & 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.

Ragged Thoroughwort (Eupatorium pilosum) Leaves & Stem

Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Leaves and Stem

Cow Wheat (Melampyrum lineare) [Scrophulariaceae]

Calliopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) [Asteraceae]

Straggling St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule) Bloom

Small Wood Sunflower (Helianthus microcephalus) [Asteraceae]

Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) Blooms

Hardhack; Steeplebush (Spiraea tomentosa) [Rosaceae]

Curtiss' Milkwort (Polygala curtissii) Bloom

Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

Dwarf St. John's-wort (Hypericum mutilum) Blooms and Leaves

Pencil Flower (Stylosanthes biflora) [Fabaceae]

Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) [Fabaceae] Blooms

Crimson or Italian Clover (Trifolium incarnatum*) [Fabaceae] Bloom

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) Blooms

Toothed White-topped Aster (Sericocarpus asteroides)

Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) Blooms

Crimson or Italian Clover (Trifolium incarnatum*) [Fabaceae] Leaves

Kidney-leaf Rosinweed (Silphium compositum)

Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) Bloom

Nuttall's Lobelia (Lobelia nuttallii) Bloom

Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) Blooms

Strawcolored Flatsedge (Cyperus strigosus)

Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum*) Blooms

Small Wood Sunflower (Helianthus microcephalus) Bracts

Sensitive Brier (Mimosa microphylla) [Fabaceae]

Colic-root; White Star Grass (Aletris farinosa)

Blunt-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)

Roundleaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) Blooms

Crimson or Italian Clover (Trifolium incarnatum*) [Fabaceae] Going to Seed

Goat's Rue (Tephrosia virginiana) Seed Pods

Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) Bloom

Virginia Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus) [Lamiaceae]

Wild Potato Vine; Man-of-the-Earth (Ipomoea pandurata)

Sorgum; Great Millet, Broomcorn (Sorgum sp.*)

Roundleaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) Leaves and Stem

New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) [Rhamnaceae]

Pink Lady's Slipper; Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) Seed Pod

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Bear Pen Gap to Wet Camp Gap – July 21, 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023 by WCBC

A perfect day and the meadow was full of Phlox! Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Diane Bauknight, Susan Beacham, Cindy Carpenter, Lucy Prim, & Randy Richardson. Click on any picture to zoom.

Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) [Ranunculaceae]

Velvet Foot Mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)

Rose Twisted Stalk; Rose Mandarin (Streptopus lanceolatus v. roseus) Fruit

Greenbrier; Catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) [Smilacaceae]

Blue Ridge White Wood Aster (Eurybia chlorolepis)

Oak-loving Collybia Mushroom (Gymnopus dryophilus)

Small Stagshorn Fungus (Calocera cornea) [Dacrymycetaceae]

Carolina Phlox (Phlox carolina) [Polemoniaceae]

Purple-node Joe-Pye-Weed (Eutrochium purpureum) [Asteraceae]

Wild or Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)

Sarah and Charlie looking at the Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata)

Yellow Fly Agaric Mushroom (Amanita muscaria var. guessowii)

Tufted Collybia Mushrooms (Gymnopus confluens)

Basil Balm (Monarda clinopodia) [Lamiaceae]

Appalachia False Bindweed (Calystegia sepium ssp. Appalachiana)

Eastern Newt Eft (Notophthalmus viridescens)

Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia)

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Shut-In Trail – July 14, 2023

Posted on July 21, 2023 by WCBC

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

Starry Campion (Silene stellata) [Caryophyllaceae]

Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) Only Bloom

Zigzag Spiderwort (Tradescantia subaspera) [Commelinaceae]

Figwort; Carpenter's Square (Scrophularia marilandica) [Scrophulariaceae]

Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens)

Horse Balm (Collinsonia canadensis) Blooms

Wild Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria majalis var. montana)

Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata) Seeds

Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)

Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens) Bloom

Long-bristled Smartweed (Persicaria longiseta) Leaf Joint

Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea canadensis) [Onagraceae]

Broadtooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys latidens)

Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia macrophylla)

Featherbells (Stenanthium gramineum) [Liliaceae]

Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata) [Liliaceae]

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode)

Entire-leaved False Foxglove (Aureolaria laevigata) [Scrophulariaceae]

Northern Leather-flower (Clematis viorna)

Wavy-leaved Aster (Symphyotrichum undulatum)

Purple or Wideleaf Bedstraw (Galium latifolium) [Rubiaceae]

Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea canadensis) Plant

Asiatic Dayflower (Commelina communis*) [Commelinaceae] Bloom

Appalachian Bunchflower (Veratrum parviflorum)

Black Cohosh (Actaea racemosa) [Ranunculaceae]

Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis stricta) [Oxalidaceae] Plant

Pale Jewel Weed (Impatiens pallida) Bloom and Leaves

Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) [Ranunculaceae]

Common Milkweeds (Asclepias syriaca) Blooms

Broadtooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys latidens) [Lamiaceae]

Horse Balm (Collinsonia canadensis) [Lamiaceae] Early Buds and Leaves

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Sam Knob Meadow – July 10, 2023

Posted on July 13, 2023 by WCBC

This is our second monthly post on the flora of Sam Knob Meadow. Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Cindy Carpenter, & Jim Poling. 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.

Lanceleaf Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata) [Primulaceae]

Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Orange-cast Blooms

Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]

Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) Blooms

Large Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) [Ericaceae]

Lowbush Blueberry (Vaccinium pallidum) [Ericaceae] Berries

Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata; Gymnadeniopsis clavellata)

Velvet Grass (Holcus lanatus*) [Poaceae]

Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) Plant

Lesser Stitchwort (Stellaria graminea*) [Caryophyllaceae]

Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) [Fabaceae] Bloom

Long-leaved Houstonia (Houstonia longifolia) Blooms and Leaves

Curly Dock (Rumex crispus*) [Polygonaceae] Fruit

Oval-leaf Sedge (Carex cephalophora) [Cyperaceae]

Hairy Bush Pea; Blue Ridge Golden Banner (Thermopsis villosa) Last Years Seeds

Deptford Pink (Dianthus armeria*) [Caryophyllaceae]

Pink Earth Lichen (Dibaeis baeomyces) [Baeomycetaceae]

Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Bloom and Leaves

Smaller Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) Leaves

Bearberry; Southern Mountain Cranberry (Vaccinium erythrocarpum) [Ericaceae]

Smaller Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) Flowers

Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii)

Michaux's Saxifrage (Micranthes petiolaris) [Saxifragaceae] Plant

Ox-eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare*) Blooms

Gray Beardtongue (Penstemon canescens) [Scrophulariaceae]

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Wintergreen Falls – June 30, 2023

Posted on July 4, 2023 by WCBC

Our field trip started with rain but luckily it was over very quickly! Our timing to see the Rhododendron arborescens and the different Milkweeds was perfect. Photography by Penny Longhurst. 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.