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!
Mystery Plant – What Is It?!
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, Plant Identification, Wildflowers
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Tanbark Tunnel to Bull Gap – May 31, 2019
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. (Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show).
![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=217&h=275&ssl=1 "Fire Pink (Silene virginica) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/honewort-cryptotaenia-canadensis-pl.jpg?w=223&h=205&ssl=1 "Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]")
![Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/probably-milk-vetch-astragalus-canadensis-pl.jpg?w=238&h=124&ssl=1 "Milk Vetch (Astragalus canadensis) [Fabaceae]")
![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=347&h=448&ssl=1 "Large Wood Sorrel (Oxalis grandis) [Oxalidaceae]")
![Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/honewort-cryptotaenia-canadensis-kb.jpg?w=285&h=218&ssl=1 "Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis ) [Apiaceae]")
![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=324&h=238&ssl=1 "Wild Quinine; American Feverfew (Parthenium integrifolium) [Asteraceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, Pisgah National Forest, Rattlesnake Lodge, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Eva Russell Chandler Heritage Preserve – May 24, 2019
Photography by Helen Colson, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture to zoom.
![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=259&h=173&ssl=1 "Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]")
![Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-persimmon-diospyros-virginiana-ag.jpg?w=257&h=216&ssl=1 "Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) [Ebenaceae]")
![Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/downy-skullcap-scutellaria-incana-hc.jpg?w=173&h=307&ssl=1 "Downy Skullcap (Scutellaria incana) [Lamiaceae]")
![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=303&h=202&ssl=1 "Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) [Cactaceae]")
![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=423&h=282&ssl=1 "Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata) [Euphorbiaceae]")
![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=209&h=139&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=460&h=306&ssl=1 "Withe-rod; Possum Haw (Viburnum nudum) [Adoxaceae]")
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Tagged Ferns, Hiking, Mountain Bridge State Natural Area, South Carolina, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Plott Balsam Overlook & Heintooga Ridge Road – May 20, 2019
We started at Plott Balsam Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway (mile post 457.9) and zeroed the odometer. Subsequent stops were made on Heintooga Ridge Road after approximately 1.6 miles at “Mile High OL”, 1.9 & 2.9 miles for roadside botanizing, 4 miles at the Masonic Shrine or Marker at Black Camp Gap, Polls Gap at 6.6 miles, & the end of the paved road after 9.6 miles driving.
Photography by David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, Susan Pfeiffer, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to enter the slide show.
![Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fringed-phacelia-phacelia-fimbriata-dh.jpg?w=237&h=158&ssl=1 "Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mouse-ear-hawkweed-hieracium-pilosella-20190520_095836-js.jpg?w=237&h=178&ssl=1 "Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Indian Paintbrush; Painted Cup (Castilleja coccinea) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/indian-paintbrush-castilleja-coccinea-20190520_112342-js.jpg?w=395&h=526&ssl=1 "Indian Paintbrush; Painted Cup (Castilleja coccinea) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/umbrella-leaf-diphylleia-cymosa-pl.jpg?w=209&h=157&ssl=1 "Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]")
![Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/umbrella-leaf-diphylleia-cymosa-dh.jpg?w=179&h=119&ssl=1 "Umbrella Leaf (Diphylleia cymosa) [Berberidaceae]")
![Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/fringed-phacelia-phacelia-fimbriata-jp.jpg?w=179&h=141&ssl=1 "Fringed Phacelia (Phacelia fimbriata) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/mouse-ear-hawkweed-hieracium-pilosella-20190520_095851-js.jpg?w=273&h=364&ssl=1 "Mouse-ear Hawkweed (Hieracium pilosella*) [Asteraceae; Cichoroideae]")
![Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yellow-buckeye-aesculus-flava-dh.jpg?w=176&h=117&ssl=1 "Yellow Buckeye (Aesculus flava) [Sapindaceae]")
![German Knotgrass (Scleranthus annuus*) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/german-knotgrass-knawel-scleranthus-annuus-pl.jpg?w=199&h=149&ssl=1 "German Knotgrass (Scleranthus annuus*) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Rugel's Indian Plantain (Rugelia nudicaulis) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rugels-indian-plantain-rugelia-nudicaulis-20190520_132606-js.jpg?w=272&h=204&ssl=1 "Rugel's Indian Plantain (Rugelia nudicaulis) [Asteraceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Hiking, North Carolina, Views, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Corneille Bryan Native Garden – May 13, 2019
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.
![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=636&h=289&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
![Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/blue-false-indigo-baptisia-australis.jpg?w=249&h=172&ssl=1 "Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis) [Fabaceae]")
![Glade Fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/glade-fern-diplazium-pycnocarpon.jpg?w=249&h=140&ssl=1 "Glade Fern (Diplazium pycnocarpon) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-snowbell-styrax-americana.jpg?w=636&h=243&ssl=1 "American Snowbell (Styrax americanus) [Styracaceae]")
![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=219&h=134&ssl=1 "Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) [Papaveraceae] Seed Pods")
![American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/american-wisteria-wisteria-frutescens.jpg?w=224&h=157&ssl=1 "American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens) [Fabaceae]")
![Kentucky Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kentucky-yellowwood-cladrastis-kentukea.jpg?w=224&h=129&ssl=1 "Kentucky Yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea) [Fabaceae]")
![White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) [Fabaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/white-wild-indigo-baptisia-albakb.jpg?w=408&h=434&ssl=1 "White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) [Fabaceae]")
![Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/miterwort-mitella-diphylla.jpg?w=430&h=288&ssl=1 "Miterwort; Bishop's Cap (Mitella diphylla) [Saxifragaceae]")
![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=332&h=187&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae] Leaves")
![White Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/white-sweet-shrub-calycanthus-floridus.jpg?w=404&h=222&ssl=1 "White Sweet Shrub (Calycanthus floridus) [Calycanthaceae]")
![Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina) [Myricaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sweet-fern-comptonia-peregrina.jpg?w=278&h=157&ssl=1 "Sweet Fern (Comptonia peregrina) [Myricaceae]")
![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=226&h=133&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![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=239&h=172&ssl=1 "Showy Skullcap (Scutellaria serrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![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=239&h=134&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Heartleaf (Hexastylis shuttleworthii) [Aristolochiaceae]")
![Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/eared-coreopsis-coreopsis-auriculata.jpg?w=139&h=99&ssl=1 "Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]")
