Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to zoom.
Map of Rudnick Art Trail at Kellogg Center
![Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/probably-whorled-pogonia-isotria-verticillatar-kb.jpg?w=184&h=297&ssl=1 "Whorled Pogonia (Isotria verticillata) [Orchidaceae]")
![Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/american-hornbeam-carpinus-caroliniana-dh.jpg?w=120&h=179&ssl=1 "Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]")
![Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/possibly-hyssop-skullcap-scutellaria-integrifolia-dh.jpg?w=119&h=179&ssl=1 "Hyssop Skullcap (Scutellaria integrifolia) [Lamiaceae]")
![Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius*) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/white-everlasting-pea-lathyrus-latifolius-01-kb.jpg?w=374&h=290&ssl=1 "Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius*) [Fabaceae]")
![Ragged Fringed Orchid (Platanthera lacera) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ragged-fringed-orchid-platanthera-lacera-1-dh.jpg?w=216&h=327&ssl=1 "Ragged Fringed Orchid (Platanthera lacera) [Orchidaceae]")
![Ragged Fringed Orchid (Platanthera lacera) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ragged-fringed-orchid-platanthera-lacera-dh1.jpg?w=209&h=140&ssl=1 "Ragged Fringed Orchid (Platanthera lacera) [Orchidaceae]")
![Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/black-eyed-susan-rudbeckia-hirta-03-kb.jpg?w=209&h=138&ssl=1 "Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) [Asteraceae]")
![Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius*) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/possibly-an-everlasting-pea-lathyrus-sp.-dh.jpg?w=190&h=127&ssl=1 "Everlasting Pea (Lathyrus latifolius*) [Fabaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/kidney-leaf-twayblade-neottia-smallii-_120708-js.jpg?w=265&h=195&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![Large Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/large-purple-fringed-orchid-platanthera-grandiflora-02-kb.jpg?w=233&h=299&ssl=1 "Large Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera grandiflora) [Orchidaceae]")
![Mountain Wood Fern (Dryopteris campyloptera) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mountain-wood-fern-dryopteris-campyloptera-_121104-js.jpg?w=243&h=182&ssl=1 "Mountain Wood Fern (Dryopteris campyloptera) [Dryopteridaceae]")
Can you help identify this plant seen at Black Balsam Knob (approx. 6000 ft)?
If you have any idea what it is, please send us an email at wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com.
Several people have suggested it’s a dried flower, maybe from an abandoned bouquet!
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show).
![Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/probably-milk-vetch-astragalus-canadensis-pl.jpg?w=448&h=234&ssl=1 "Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis) [Fabaceae]")
![Fire Pink (Silene virginica) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/thumbnail_silene-virginica-fire-pink20190530_23807-jp.jpg?w=184&h=234&ssl=1 "Fire Pink (Silene virginica) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wild-quinine-american-feverfew-parthenium-integrifolium-pl.jpg?w=206&h=151&ssl=1 "Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/honewort-cryptotaenia-canadensis-kb.jpg?w=413&h=316&ssl=1 "Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]")
![Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/honewort-cryptotaenia-canadensis-pl.jpg?w=291&h=268&ssl=1 "Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]")
![Large Wood Sorrel (Oxalis grandis) [Oxalidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/large-wood-sorrel-oxalis-grandis-pl.jpg?w=192&h=248&ssl=1 "Large Wood Sorrel (Oxalis grandis) [Oxalidaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Photography by Helen Colson, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/downy-skullcap-scutellaria-incana-hc.jpg?w=99&h=176&ssl=1 "Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]")
![Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thumbnail_dsc01875.jpg?w=316&h=211&ssl=1 "Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum) [Adoxaceae]")
![Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) [Euphorbiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/flowering-spurge-euphorbia-corollata-015-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve.jpg?w=316&h=211&ssl=1 "Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) [Euphorbiaceae]")
![Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-persimmon-diospyros-virginiana-011-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve.jpg?w=209&h=140&ssl=1 "Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]")
![Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) [Cactaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/prickly-pear-opuntia-humifus-034-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve.jpg?w=270&h=179&ssl=1 "Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) [Cactaceae]")
![Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/a-blackberry-rubus-sp.-030-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve.jpg?w=209&h=139&ssl=1 "Dewberry (Rubus flagellaris) [Rosaceae]")
![Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/downy-skullcap-scutellaria-incana-024-eva-russell-chandler-heritage-preserve.jpg?w=352&h=235&ssl=1 "Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]")
![Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-persimmon-diospyros-virginiana-ag.jpg?w=280&h=235&ssl=1 "Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]")
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