Between us we covered the entire loop – although some were more energetic than others! Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Daudie & John Colson, & 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.
![Curtis' Aster (Symphyotrichum retroflexum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/curtis-aster-symphyotrichum-retroflexum-.jpg?w=345&h=617&ssl=1 "Curtis' Aster (Symphyotrichum retroflexum) [Asteraceae]")
![Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium; Xanthium chinense) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-common-cocklebur-xanthium-strumarium-.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium; Xanthium chinense) [Asteraceae]")
![Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/poison-ivy-toxicodendron-radicans-.jpg?w=258&h=258&crop=1&ssl=1 "Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]")
![Broom Sedge (Andropogon virginicus) [Poaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/broom-sedge-andropogon-virginicus-.jpg?w=105&h=189&ssl=1 "Broom Sedge (Andropogon virginicus) [Poaceae]")
![Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/maryland-golden-aster-chrysopsis-mariana-.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana) [Asteraceae]")
![Rabbit Tobacco; Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/rabbit-tobacco-sweet-everlasting-pseudognaphalium-obtusifolium-.jpg?w=215&h=215&crop=1&ssl=1 "Rabbit Tobacco; Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/st.-andrews-cross-hypericum-hypericoides-ssp.-hypericoides-.jpg?w=417&h=559&ssl=1 "St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides) [Hypericaceae]")
![Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/mountain-fetterbush-eubotrys-recurva-.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Mountain Fetterbush (Eubotrys recurva) [Ericaceae]")
![White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-upland-boneset-eupatorium-sessilifolium-.jpg?w=205&h=205&crop=1&ssl=1 "White Boneset (Eupatorium album) [Asteraceae]")
![Climbing Fern (Lygodium palmatum) [Schizaeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/climbing-fern-lygodium-palmatum-.jpg?w=171&h=305&ssl=1 "Climbing Fern (Lygodium palmatum) [Schizaeaceae]")
![Pink Earth Lichen (Dibaeis baeomyces) [Baeomycetaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pink-earth-lichen-dibaeis-baeomyces-.jpg?w=172&h=172&crop=1&ssl=1 "Pink Earth Lichen (Dibaeis baeomyces) [Baeomycetaceae]")
![Roundleaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/roundleaved-thoroughwort-eupatorium-rotundifolium-.jpg?w=234&h=234&crop=1&ssl=1 "Roundleaved Thoroughwort (Eupatorium rotundifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Slender Goldenrod (Solidago erecta) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/slender-goldenrod-solidago-erecta-.jpg?w=398&h=710&ssl=1 "Slender Goldenrod (Solidago erecta) [Asteraceae]")
![Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) [Solanaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/horse-nettle-solanum-carolinense-.jpg?w=245&h=138&ssl=1 "Horse Nettle (Solanum carolinense) [Solanaceae]")
![Red Maple (Acer rubrum) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/red-maple-acer-rubrum-.jpg?w=362&h=362&crop=1&ssl=1 "Red Maple (Acer rubrum) [Sapindaceae]")
![Wintergreen; Teaberry; Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/wintergreen-gaultheria-procumbens.jpg?w=445&h=334&ssl=1 "Wintergreen; Teaberry; Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) [Ericaceae]")
![Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2-cranefly-orchid-tipularia-discolor-.jpg?w=187&h=334&ssl=1 "Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia discolor) [Orchidaceae]")
![American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/american-hazelnut-corylus-americana-.jpg?w=445&h=250&ssl=1 "American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]")
![Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium; Xanthium chinense) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/common-cocklebur-xanthium-strumarium-.jpg?w=187&h=250&ssl=1 "Common Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium; Xanthium chinense) [Asteraceae]")
Another beautiful day and beautiful plants! Photography by Penny Longhurst & Joe Standaert (Click on any picture to zoom).
![Southern Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella appressa) [Lycopodiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_093b.jpg?w=398&h=533&ssl=1 "Southern Bog Clubmoss (Lycopodiella appressa) [Lycopodiaceae]")
![Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_006-e1666463757189.jpg?w=180&h=319&ssl=1 "Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae] Fruit")
![Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_094-e1666464032305.jpg?w=271&h=361&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia jonesii) [Sarraceniaceae]")
![Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_129.jpg?w=144&h=192&ssl=1 "Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]")
![Bushy Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_148.jpg?w=234&h=176&ssl=1 "Bushy Aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum) [Asteraceae]")
![Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_122.jpg?w=234&h=175&ssl=1 "Partridge Berry (Mitchella repens) [Rubiaceae]")
![Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_042.jpg?w=221&h=166&ssl=1 "Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]")
![Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_078.jpg?w=187&h=335&ssl=1 "Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) [Asteraceae]")
![Seedbox; False Loosestrife (Ludwigia alternifolia) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_158.jpg?w=245&h=184&ssl=1 "Seedbox; False Loosestrife (Ludwigia alternifolia) [Onagraceae]")
![Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_053-e1666464111725.jpg?w=228&h=303&ssl=1 "Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_139.jpg?w=144&h=192&ssl=1 "Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) [Asteraceae]")
![Tag Alder (Alnus serrulata) [Betulaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_153.jpg?w=290&h=389&ssl=1 "Tag Alder (Alnus serrulata) [Betulaceae] Fruit")
![Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_041.jpg?w=146&h=195&ssl=1 "Woodvamp; Climbing Hydrangea (Decumaria barbara) [Hydrangeaceae]")
![Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/climbing-milkweed-matelea-carolinensis-fruit.jpg?w=109&h=195&ssl=1 "Maroon Carolina Milkvine (Matelea carolinensis) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Bearsfoot; Yellow Leafcup (Smallanthus uvedalia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_023.jpg?w=260&h=195&ssl=1 "Bearsfoot; Yellow Leafcup (Smallanthus uvedalia) [Asteraceae]")
![Loose-flowered Goat's Rue (Tephrosia spicata) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_169.jpg?w=481&h=270&ssl=1 "Loose-flowered Goat's Rue (Tephrosia spicata) [Fabaceae]")
![St. Peter's-wort (Hypericum crux-andreae) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_170.jpg?w=316&h=423&ssl=1 "St. Peter's-wort (Hypericum crux-andreae) [Hypericaceae]")
![Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_002.jpg?w=297&h=222&ssl=1 "Gray Sunflower (Helianthus resinosus) [Asteraceae]")
![Greenbrier; Catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) [Smilacaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_151.jpg?w=278&h=208&ssl=1 "Greenbrier; Catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) [Smilacaceae]")
![Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/d22034_ashmore_091-2.jpg?w=278&h=208&ssl=1 "Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) [Orchidaceae]")
Wildflowers of Whiteside Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina by Kevin Adams
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Angela Wagner. Click on any picture to zoom and see the slide show.
![Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/goldenrod-cliffside-goldenrod-solidago-simulans-basal-leaves.jpg?w=196&h=147&ssl=1 "Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves")
![Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/goldenrod-cliffside-goldenrod-solidago-simulans-fruit.jpg?w=386&h=516&ssl=1 "Granite Dome Goldenrod, Cliffside Goldenrod (Solidago simulans) [Asteraceae]")
![Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/flat-topped-white-aster-doellingeria-umbellata-leaves.jpg?w=273&h=205&ssl=1 "Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Leaves")
![Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Bracts](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/flat-topped-white-aster-doellingeria-umbellata-bracts.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Flat-topped White Aster (Doellingeria umbellata) [Asteraceae] Bracts")
![Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/striped-gentian-gentiana-villosa-20221014_104337.jpg?w=188&h=188&crop=1&ssl=1 "Striped Gentian (Gentiana villosa) [Gentianaceae]")
![Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/witch-hazel-hamamelis-virginiana-blooms.jpg?w=297&h=297&crop=1&ssl=1 "Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) [Hamamelidaceae]")
This was our last monthly walk on the Frying Pan Gap Trail. Another perfect day – sunny, warm, blue skies, loads of Asters, & fall colors! We hiked the trail from the gate to the Pisgah Inn & returned walking along the Parkway. Photography by Penny Longhurst. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Filmy Angelica (Angelica triquinata )[Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/filmy-angelica-angelica-triquinata-fruit.jpg?w=251&h=188&ssl=1 "Filmy Angelica (Angelica triquinata )[Apiaceae]")
![Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/calico-aster-symphyotrichum-lateriflorum.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Calico Aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum) [Asteraceae]")
![Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta.jpg?w=210&h=209&ssl=1 "Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]")
![Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/common-dandelion-taraxacum-officinale-nn.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Beggar Ticks; Sticktights (Bidens frondosa) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/beggar-ticks-sticktights-bidens-frondosa-fruit.jpg?w=316&h=316&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beggar Ticks; Sticktights (Bidens frondosa) [Asteraceae]")
Information about the construction and operation of the Lake Jocassee Pumped Storage Facility can be found here. For a link to the USDA’s Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America, click here.
We got really lucky with Hurricane Ian; no rain & no wind during our walk. Photography by 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 and view the slide show.
![Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/grass-leaved-golden-aster-pityopsis-graminifolia-20220930_110324.jpg?w=173&h=173&crop=1&ssl=1 "Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/grass-leaved-golden-aster-pityopsis-graminifolia-20220930_110152.jpg?w=481&h=270&ssl=1 "Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae] Basal Leaves")
![Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) [Hamamelidaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sweet-gum-liquidambar-styraciflua-20220930_113303.jpg?w=215&h=215&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) [Hamamelidaceae] Fruit")
![Seedbox; False Loosestrife (Ludwigia alternifolia) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/seedbox-false-loosestrife-ludwigia-alternifolia-20220930_102920.jpg?w=189&h=189&crop=1&ssl=1 "Seedbox; False Loosestrife (Ludwigia alternifolia) [Onagraceae]")
![Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima*) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/sawtooth-oak-quercus-acutissima-nn-20220930_103824.jpg?w=387&h=387&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sawtooth Oak (Quercus acutissima*) [Fagaceae]")
![Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) [Phytolaccaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/pokeweed-phytolacca-americana-20220930_104242.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) [Phytolaccaceae] Fruit")
![Rough Hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rough-hawkweed-hieracium-scabrum-20220930_105822.jpg?w=234&h=234&crop=1&ssl=1 "Rough Hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/grass-leaved-golden-aster-pityopsis-graminifolia-20220930_110313.jpg?w=204&h=204&crop=1&ssl=1 "Grass-leaved Golden Aster (Pityopsis graminifolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) [Pinaceae] Cone](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/loblolly-pine-pinus-taeda-20220930_111852.jpg?w=228&h=228&crop=1&ssl=1 "Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) [Pinaceae] Cone")
![Rough Hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rough-hawkweed-hieracium-scabrum-20220930_105826.jpg?w=362&h=362&crop=1&ssl=1 "Rough Hawkweed (Hieracium scabrum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Leaves")
![Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/devils-walking-stick-hercules-club-aralia-spinosa-20220930_105043.jpg?w=273&h=273&crop=1&ssl=1 "Devil's Walking Stick; Hercules Club (Aralia spinosa) [Araliaceae] Fruit")
![Orange Grass (Hypericum gentianoides) [Hypericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/orange-grass-hypericum-gentianoides-20220930_110541.jpg?w=404&h=404&crop=1&ssl=1 "Orange Grass (Hypericum gentianoides) [Hypericaceae]")
![Common Cat-tail (Typha latifolia) [Typhaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/common-cat-tail-typha-latifolia-20220930_103513.jpg?w=105&h=189&ssl=1 "Common Cat-tail (Typha latifolia) [Typhaceae]")
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