Be sure to check out Ken’s great video below the pictures!
![Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) [Caprifoliaceae] In Seed](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180907_smooth-southern-bush-honeysuckle-diervilla-sessilifolia-in-seed-02-kb.jpg?w=189&h=180&ssl=1 "Smooth Southern Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla sessilifolia) [Caprifoliaceae] In Seed")
![Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_104956-pl.jpg?w=320&h=568&ssl=1 "Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare*) [Asteraceae; Cardueae]")
![Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/kb20180907_115241-kb.jpg?w=415&h=386&ssl=1 "Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) [Lamiaceae]")
![Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_103217-pl.jpg?w=391&h=280&ssl=1 "Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae]")
![Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180831_103845-pl.jpg?w=203&h=361&ssl=1 "Hairy Wood Sunflower (Helianthus atrorubens) [Asteraceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20180907_fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp-angustifolium-fruit-01-kb.jpg?w=232&h=174&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae] Fruit")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Great drive. LOTS of plants & pictures! Includes stops at Wagon Road Gap, Log Hollow Overlook, and Wolf Mountain Overlook. The Balsam Mountain Gentian (Gentiana latidens) weren’t blooming yet, but you should be able to see Ken’s previous video of a bee entering a flower in the link at the bottom of the page.
![Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae] Bracts](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/coreopsis-pubescens20180824_120043_resized-js.jpg?w=217&h=178&ssl=1 "Star Tickseed (Coreopsis pubescens) [Asteraceae] Bracts")
![Stiff Gentian; Agueweed (Gentianella quinquefolia) [Gentianaceae] and Friend](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/stiff-gentian-gentianella-quinquefolia20180824_122030-pl.jpg?w=222&h=188&ssl=1 "Stiff Gentian; Agueweed (Gentianella quinquefolia) [Gentianaceae] and Friend")
![American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/corylus-americana-american-hazelnut201808248226-jpeg-jp.jpg?w=222&h=171&ssl=1 "American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) [Betulaceae]")
![Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) [Droseraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180824_round-leaved-sundew-drosera-rotundifolia-03-kb.jpg?w=225&h=314&ssl=1 "Round-leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) [Droseraceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
(Click on any picture to zoom)
![Stinkhorn (Phallus rubicundus) [Phallales]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180817_stinkhorn-phallus-rubicundus-01-kb.jpg?w=312&h=356&ssl=1 "Stinkhorn (Phallus rubicundus) [Phallales]")
![Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Fruit](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180817_beaked-hazelnut-corylus-cornuta-fruit-kb.jpg?w=374&h=210&ssl=1 "Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) [Betulaceae] Fruit")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Lucy Prim
Some of us stopped at Wolf Mountain Overlook on the way home, so I’ve included pictures taken there. (Click on any picture to zoom)
![Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180810_pipe-vine-buterfly.jpg?w=210&h=157&ssl=1 "Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly on White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) [Asteraceae]")
![Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180810_whorled-wood-aster-oclemena-acuminata-02.jpg?w=318&h=179&ssl=1 "Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata) [Asteraceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
![Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180727_yarrow-achillea-millefolium-04-kb.jpg?w=410&h=340&ssl=1 "Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) [Asteraceae]")
![Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180727_fireweed-chamerion-angustifolium-ssp-angustifolium-02_cr-kb.jpg?w=275&h=201&ssl=1 "Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium ssp. circumvagum) [Onagraceae]")
![Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata; Gymnadeniopsis clavellata) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20180727_small-green-wood-orchid-gymnadeniopsis-clavellata-04-kb.jpg?w=235&h=298&ssl=1 "Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata; Gymnadeniopsis clavellata) [Orchidaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Jim Poling.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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