Great hike – Lucy found a new plant! Photography by Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, & Randy Richardson. 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; Devil's Bit; Blazing Star (Chamaelirium luteum) [Liliaceae] Female Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/fairy-wand-devils-bit-blazing-star-chamaelirium-luteum-female-bloom.jpg?w=359&h=481&ssl=1 "Fairy Wand; Devil's Bit; Blazing Star (Chamaelirium luteum) [Liliaceae] Female Flowers")
![Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/yellow-pimpernel-taenidia-integerrima-20220520_132827.jpg?w=385&h=687&ssl=1 "Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Plant")
![Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae] - Male Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/buffalo-nut-pyrularia-pubera-male-bloom-1.jpg?w=247&h=247&crop=1&ssl=1 "Buffalo Nut (Pyrularia pubera) [Santalaceae] - Male Blooms")
![Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis) [Vitaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/summer-grape-vitis-aestivalis-20220520_104542.jpg?w=336&h=189&ssl=1 "Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis) [Vitaceae]")
![Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/yellow-pimpernel-taenidia-integerrima-20220520_132850.jpg?w=205&h=205&crop=1&ssl=1 "Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima ) [Apiaceae] Leaves")
This was the second monthly walk on the Frying Pan Gap Trail. We hiked from the gate to the campground and then returned along the Parkway. Photography by Penny Longhurst & Aleta Tisdale. Click on any picture to zoom. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Catawba Rhododendron; Mtn. Rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/catawba-rhododendron-mtn.-rosebay-rhododendron-catawbiense.jpg?w=199&h=111&ssl=1 "Catawba Rhododendron; Mtn. Rosebay (Rhododendron catawbiense) [Ericaceae]")
![Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae] Old Blooms](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/trailing-arbutus-epigaea-repens-old-blooms.jpg?w=199&h=149&ssl=1 "Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens) [Ericaceae] Old Blooms")
![Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/lyre-leaved-sage-salvia-lyrata.jpg?w=284&h=380&ssl=1 "Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/clintons-lily-white-clintonia-clintonia-umbellulata.jpg?w=145&h=145&crop=1&ssl=1 "Clinton's Lily, White Clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata) [Liliaceae]")
![Bear Corn (Conopholis americana) [Orobanchaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bear-corn-conopholis-americana.jpg?w=429&h=322&ssl=1 "Bear Corn (Conopholis americana) [Orobanchaceae]")
![Hook Moss - High Elevation (Leucodon brachypus) [Leucodontaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/hook-moss-high-elevation-leucodon-brachypus.jpg?w=187&h=250&ssl=1 "Hook Moss - High Elevation (Leucodon brachypus) [Leucodontaceae]")
![Cream-colored Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cream-colored-wake-robin-trillium-erectum.jpg?w=245&h=245&crop=1&ssl=1 "Cream-colored Wake Robin (Trillium erectum) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mountain-bellwort-uvularia-puberula-liliaceae-.jpg?w=210&h=158&ssl=1 "Mountain Bellwort (Uvularia puberula) [Liliaceae]")
Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Daudie Colson, & John Colson. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.
![False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/false-goatsbeard-astilbe-biternata.jpg?w=204&h=204&crop=1&ssl=1 "False Goatsbeard (Astilbe biternata) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/flame-azalea-rhododendron-calendulaceum-john.jpg?w=183&h=137&ssl=1 "Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum) [Ericaceae]")
![Yellow Mandarin; Fairy Bells (Prosartes lanuginosa) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/yellow-mandarin-fairy-bells-prosartes-lanuginosa-cindy.jpg?w=233&h=131&ssl=1 "Yellow Mandarin; Fairy Bells (Prosartes lanuginosa) [Liliaceae]")
![Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/turks-cap-lily-lilium-superbum.jpg?w=249&h=445&ssl=1 "Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]")
![Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) [Papaveraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/bloodroot-sanguinaria-canadensis.jpg?w=261&h=196&ssl=1 "Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) [Papaveraceae]")
![Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/jack-in-the-pulpit-arisaema-triphyllum.jpg?w=187&h=250&ssl=1 "Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]")
The Blue Ridge Parkway Ridgeline Trail (formerly known to some of us as the Painted Trillium trail, although some suggested it should be renamed the Pinkshell Trail). Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae] Flower](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/striped-maple-acer-pensylvanicum-flower.jpg?w=209&h=210&ssl=1 "Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) [Sapindaceae] Flower")
![Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) Bloom [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/red-berried-elder-sambucus-racemosa-bloom.jpg?w=166&h=166&crop=1&ssl=1 "Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa) Bloom [Adoxaceae]")
![Mountain Fetterbush (Pieris floribunda) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/mountain-fetterbush-pieris-floribunda-blooms.jpg?w=159&h=89&ssl=1 "Mountain Fetterbush (Pieris floribunda) [Ericaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/showy-orchis-galearis-spectabilis-blooms-2-1.jpg?w=201&h=201&crop=1&ssl=1 "Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/buckberry-gaylussacia-ursina-blooms-1.jpg?w=201&h=200&ssl=1 "Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]")
![Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) [Rosaceae] tem](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/black-raspberry-rubus-occidentalis-stem-1.jpg?w=227&h=405&ssl=1 "Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) [Rosaceae] tem")
![Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) [Rosaceae] Bloom](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/black-raspberry-rubus-occidentalis-bloom-1.jpg?w=200&h=200&crop=1&ssl=1 "Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) [Rosaceae] Bloom")
![Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/buckberry-gaylussacia-ursina-leaves-1.jpg?w=374&h=668&ssl=1 "Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae] Leaves")
![Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) [Brassicaceae] Leaf](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/toothwort-cardamine-diphylla-leaf.jpg?w=258&h=258&crop=1&ssl=1 "Crinkleroot; Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla) [Brassicaceae] Leaf")
![Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) [Lauraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/spicebush-lindera-benzoin-leaves-1.jpg?w=258&h=257&ssl=1 "Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) [Lauraceae] Leaves")
![Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) [Apiaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/meadow-parsnip-thaspium-trifoliatum-blooms-1.jpg?w=272&h=153&ssl=1 "Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) [Apiaceae] Plant")
![Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea) [Oxalidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/violet-wood-sorrel-oxalis-violacea-blooms-1.jpg?w=360&h=360&crop=1&ssl=1 "Violet Wood Sorrel (Oxalis violacea) [Oxalidaceae]")
![Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/virginia-willow-itea-virginica-blooms-1.jpg?w=228&h=229&ssl=1 "Virginia Willow (Itea virginica) [Iteaceae]")
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