Some of us stopped at Wolf Mountain Overlook on the way home, so I’ve included pictures taken there. Thanks to the Standaert Bros. for long-distance ID-ing the mystery shrub in the meadow (Bill got it first!).
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie & John Colson, Penny Longhurst, & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/early-goldenrod-solidago-juncea-leaves-kb.jpg?w=204&h=241&ssl=1 "Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) [Asteraceae] Leaves")
![Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) [Droseraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/round-leaved-sundew-drosera-rotundifolia-pl.jpg?w=197&h=159&ssl=1 "Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) [Droseraceae]")
![Purple Chokeberry (Aronia X prunifolia) [arbutifolia x melanocarpa hybrid] bloom seen in May](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mystery-shrub-bloomed-in-may-jc.jpg?w=197&h=111&ssl=1 "Purple Chokeberry (Aronia X prunifolia) [arbutifolia x melanocarpa hybrid] bloom seen in May")
![Elm-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia) [Asteraceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/elm-leaved-goldenrod-solidago-ulmifolia-leaves-kb.jpg?w=171&h=130&ssl=1 "Elm-leaved Goldenrod (Solidago ulmifolia) [Asteraceae] Leaves")
![Mountain Bugbane; Late Black Cohosh (Actaea podocarpa) [Ranunculaceae] from 8/20/19](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thumbnail_img_2214.jpg?w=211&h=281&ssl=1 "Mountain Bugbane; Late Black Cohosh (Actaea podocarpa) [Ranunculaceae] from 8/20/19")
![Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/panicled-hawkweed-hieracium-paniculatum-plant-pl.jpg?w=247&h=517&ssl=1 "Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae] Plant")
![Mountain Bugbane; Late Black Cohosh (Actaea podocarpa) [Ranunculaceae] from 8/20/19](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/thumbnail_dsc02129.jpg?w=276&h=184&ssl=1 "Mountain Bugbane; Late Black Cohosh (Actaea podocarpa) [Ranunculaceae] from 8/20/19")
![Purple Chokeberry (Aronia X prunifolia hybrid) [Rosaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mystery-shrub-pl.jpg?w=222&h=125&ssl=1 "Purple Chokeberry (Aronia X prunifolia hybrid) [Rosaceae] Fruit")
![Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/panicled-hawkweed-hieracium-paniculatum-pl.jpg?w=191&h=202&ssl=1 "Panicled Hawkweed (Hieracium paniculatum) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
Nineteen members braved threatening rain – and we stayed dry the whole way!
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, John Harrison, Penny Longhurst, & Lucy Prim. (Click on any picture to zoom).
![Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) [Apocynaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_spreading-dogbane-apocynum-androsaemifolium-01-kb.jpg?w=217&h=131&ssl=1 "Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) [Apocynaceae]")
![Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_mountain-sweet-pepperbush-clethra-acuminata-02-kb.jpg?w=384&h=146&ssl=1 "Mountain Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra acuminata) [Clethraceae]")
![Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum montanum) [Lamiaceae] ant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_mountain-mint-pycnanthemum-montanum-plant-kb.jpg?w=399&h=261&ssl=1 "Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum montanum) [Lamiaceae] ant")
![American Lovage (Ligusticum canadense ) [Apiaceae] in Seed](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_american-lovage-ligusticum-canadense-in-seed-kb.jpg?w=488&h=279&ssl=1 "American Lovage (Ligusticum canadense ) [Apiaceae] in Seed")
![Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_111724-pl.jpg?w=636&h=316&ssl=1 "Clammy or Swamp Azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) [Ericaceae] Fruit")
![Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/20190802_umbrella-leaf-diphylleia-cymosa-in-seed-kb.jpg?w=374&h=177&ssl=1 "Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]")
![Heartleaf Hedge Nettle (Stachys cordata) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/heartleaf-hedge-nettle-stachys-nuttallii_dsc01994-lp.jpg?w=231&h=133&ssl=1 "Heartleaf Hedge Nettle (Stachys cordata) [Lamiaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Sensitive Brier (Mimosa microphylla) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190722_sensitive-brier-mimosa-microphylla-02-kb.jpg?w=233&h=131&ssl=1 "Sensitive Brier (Mimosa microphylla) [Fabaceae]")
![Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190722_maryland-golden-aster-chrysopsis-mariana-plant-kb.jpg?w=205&h=474&ssl=1 "Maryland Golden Aster (Chrysopsis mariana) [Asteraceae]")
![Purple-headed Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) [Asteraceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190722_purple-headed-sneezeweed-helenium-flexuosum-plant-kb.jpg?w=190&h=153&ssl=1 "Purple-headed Sneezeweed (Helenium flexuosum) [Asteraceae] Plant")
![Stiff Aster (Ionactis linariifolia) [Asteraceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190726_stiff-aster-ionactis-linariifolius-plant-kb.jpg?w=206&h=240&ssl=1 "Stiff Aster (Ionactis linariifolia) [Asteraceae] Plant")
![Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) [Orchidaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/yellow-fringed-orchid-platanthera-ciliaris-2.jpg?w=80&h=188&ssl=1 "Yellow Fringed Orchid (Platanthera ciliaris) [Orchidaceae] Plant")
![Bee in aFern-leaved False Foxglove (Aureolaria pedicularia) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190722_bee-in-a-fern-leaved-false-foxglove-aureolaria-pedicularia-kb.jpg?w=335&h=188&ssl=1 "Bee in aFern-leaved False Foxglove (Aureolaria pedicularia) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Virginia Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190726_virginia-bugleweed-lycopus-virginicus-kb.jpg?w=397&h=224&ssl=1 "Virginia Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus) [Lamiaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Joe Standaert. (Click on any picture to zoom)
![Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) [Juglandaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/possibly-bitter-nut-hickory-carya-cordiformis-_120255-js.jpg?w=161&h=214&ssl=1 "Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis) [Juglandaceae]")
![Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/turks-cap-lily-lilium-superbum-_121253-js.jpg?w=191&h=144&ssl=1 "Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum) [Liliaceae]")
![Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) [Cornaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/alternate-leaf-dogwood-cornus-alternifolia-js.jpg?w=404&h=303&ssl=1 "Alternate-leaved Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) [Cornaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) [Caprifoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/southern-bush-honeysuckle-diervilla-sessilifolia-dh.jpg?w=264&h=176&ssl=1 "Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) [Caprifoliaceae]")
![Royal or Regal Fern (Osmunda regalis) [Osmundaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/royal-fern-osmunda-regalis-dh.jpg?w=219&h=331&ssl=1 "Royal or Regal Fern (Osmunda regalis) [Osmundaceae]")
![Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/porcupine-sedge-carex-hystericina-01-kb.jpg?w=323&h=182&ssl=1 "Porcupine Sedge (Carex hystericina) [Cyperaceae]")
![Leafy Bulrush (Scirpus polyphyllus) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/leafy-bulrush-scirpus-polyphyllus-dh.jpg?w=201&h=134&ssl=1 "Leafy Bulrush (Scirpus polyphyllus) [Cyperaceae]")
![Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/indian-cucumber-root-medeola-virginiana-dh.jpg?w=205&h=137&ssl=1 "Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana) [Liliaceae]")
![Leafy Bulrush (Scirpus polyphyllus) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/leafy-bulrush-scirpus-polyphyllus-1-dh.jpg?w=205&h=137&ssl=1 "Leafy Bulrush (Scirpus polyphyllus) [Cyperaceae]")
![Greater Bladder Sedge (Carex intumescens) [Cyperaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/greater-bladder-sedge-carex-intumescens-kb.jpg?w=242&h=181&ssl=1 "Greater Bladder Sedge (Carex intumescens) [Cyperaceae]")
![Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) [Araceae] on 6/28/19](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/golden-club-orontium-aquaticum_115807-pl.jpg?w=390&h=364&ssl=1 "Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) [Araceae] on 6/28/19")
![Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/buckberry-gaylussacia-ursina-pl.jpg?w=240&h=129&ssl=1 "Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]")
![Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) [Araceae] in fruit on 6/30/19](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dsc_5146_edited-1-dh.jpg?w=636&h=961&ssl=1 "Golden Club (Orontium aquaticum) [Araceae] in fruit on 6/30/19")
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