The Corneille Bryan Native Garden was established in 1990 to call attention to the unique plant life in the Southern Appalachians and to promote its preservation. By 2012 there were approximately 500 species of plants, excluding grasses and weeds. You can read an “Our State” magazine article about the gardens here. Click on any picture to zoom.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/eared-coreopsis-coreopsis-auriculata.jpg?w=440&h=316&ssl=1 "Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]")
![White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/white-wild-indigo-baptisia-albakb.jpg?w=192&h=204&ssl=1 "White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) [Fabaceae]")
![Large-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) [Aristolochiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190513_large-flowered-heartleaf-hexastylis-shuttleworthii.jpg?w=335&h=188&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae] Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190513_showy-skullcap-scutellaria-serrata-leaves-01-kb.jpg?w=225&h=127&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae] Leaves")
![Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190513_showy-skullcap-scutellaria-serrata-02-kb.jpg?w=196&h=141&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) [Papaveraceae] Seed Pods](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/celandine-poppy-stylophorum-diphyllum-seed-pods.jpg?w=280&h=170&ssl=1 "Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) [Papaveraceae] Seed Pods")
![Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/miterwort-mitella-diphylla-seed-pods.jpg?w=365&h=166&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
![American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-snowbell-styrax-americana.jpg?w=397&h=152&ssl=1 "American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]")
![Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina) [Myricaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sweet-fern-comptonia-peregrina.jpg?w=226&h=128&ssl=1 "Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina) [Myricaceae]")
![Glade Fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/glade-fern-diplazium-pycnocarpon.jpg?w=226&h=127&ssl=1 "Glade Fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-wisteria-wisteria-frutescens.jpg?w=314&h=220&ssl=1 "American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]")
![Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blue-false-indigo-baptisia-australis.jpg?w=318&h=220&ssl=1 "Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) [Fabaceae]")
![Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190513_showy-skullcap-scutellaria-serrata-01-kb.jpg?w=297&h=175&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![White Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/white-sweet-shrub-calycanthus-floridus.jpg?w=242&h=133&ssl=1 "White Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]")
![Kentucky Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kentucky-yellowwood-cladrastis-kentukea.jpg?w=242&h=139&ssl=1 "Kentucky Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) [Fabaceae]")
![Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/miterwort-mitella-diphylla.jpg?w=249&h=167&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/downy-violet-viola-sagittata-v.-ovata-kb.jpg?w=175&h=132&ssl=1 "Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]")
![Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) [Araliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wild-sarsaparilla-aralia-nudicaulis-kb.jpg?w=205&h=124&ssl=1 "Wild Sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) [Araliaceae]")
![Rock Tripe (Umbillicaria mammulata) [Umbilicariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/black-rock-tripe-peltigeria-sp.-02-kb.jpg?w=175&h=98&ssl=1 "Rock Tripe (Umbillicaria mammulata) [Umbilicariaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_large-flowered-bellwort-uvularia-grandiflora-kb.jpg?w=194&h=117&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) [Liliaceae]")
![a Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) [Iridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_a-blue-eyed-grass-sisyrinchium-sp.-kb.jpg?w=181&h=166&ssl=1 "a Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) [Iridaceae]")
![Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) [Asclepiadaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_poke-milkweed-asclepias-exaltata-plant_cr-kb.jpg?w=234&h=312&ssl=1 "Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_lyre-leaved-sage-salvia-lyrata-03_cr-kb.jpg?w=375&h=500&ssl=1 "Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_peppergrass-lepidium-virginicum-01-kb.jpg?w=257&h=145&ssl=1 "Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Thanks Audrey, Sharon, & Wes! What a treat!
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt.
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst & Jim Poling
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![Moonseed (Menispermum canadense) [Menispermaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/moonseed-menispermum-canadense-02_tn-kb.jpg?w=461&h=328&ssl=1 "Moonseed (Menispermum canadense) [Menispermaceae]")
![Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium). Note leaf "ears" [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/black-haw-viburnum-prunifolium-kb.jpg?w=375&h=207&ssl=1 "Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium). Note leaf \"ears\" [Adoxaceae]")
![Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/small-flowered-phacelia-phacelia-dubia-03-kb.jpg?w=188&h=127&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae] Plant](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/purple-phacelia-phacelia-bipinnatifida-plant-kb.jpg?w=188&h=158&ssl=1 "Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) [Hydrophyllaceae] Plant")
![Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/poison-ivy-toxicodendron-radicans-buds-kb.jpg?w=306&h=221&ssl=1 "Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]")
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