What a gorgeous day! Our timing couldn’t have been better. All the plants seemed to have way more blooms than in previous years, and the blue skies only made things better.
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![Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/downy-violet-viola-sagittata-v-ovata-pl.jpg?w=262&h=273&ssl=1 "Downy Violet (Viola sagittata var. ovata) [Violaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
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![Square Goose Neck Moss (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus) [Hylocomiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180507_square-goose-neck-moss-rhytidiadelphus-squarrosus-02l1a.jpg?w=186&h=105&ssl=1 "Square Goose Neck Moss (Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus) [Hylocomiaceae]")
![Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) [Geraniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/geranium-carolinianum-carolina-cranesbill201805074538.jpeg?w=210&h=163&ssl=1 "Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum) [Geraniaceae]")
![Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/gaylussacia-ursina-buckberry201805074656.jpeg?w=396&h=306&ssl=1 "Buckberry (Gaylussacia ursina) [Ericaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Lucy Prim.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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![Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_peppergrass-lepidium-virginicum.jpg?w=380&h=138&ssl=1 "Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]")
![Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/dsc_0304_edited-1.jpg?w=282&h=175&ssl=1 "Plantain-leaved Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_meadow-parsnip-yellow-thaspium-trifoliatum-v-aureum.jpg?w=190&h=116&ssl=1 "Yellow Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum v. aureum) [Apiaceae]")
![Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502_152719.jpg?w=168&h=107&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium) [Adoxaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180502_144419.jpg?w=148&h=105&ssl=1 "Black Haw (Viburnum prunifolium) [Adoxaceae]")
![Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_wild-comfrey-cynoglossum-virginianum.jpg?w=314&h=259&ssl=1 "Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae]")
![Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/20180504_yellow-rocket-barbarea-vulgaris.jpg?w=327&h=223&ssl=1 "Yellow Rocket (Barbarea vulgaris) [Brassicaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, & Penny Longhurst.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, & Penny Longhurst.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
Wow! Thanks, Juanita and Larason for a great visit!
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![Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180430_111821pl.jpg?w=427&h=299&ssl=1 "Showy Orchis (Galearis spectabilis) [Orchidaceae]")
![Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) [Polemoniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20180430_105047pl.jpg?w=237&h=153&ssl=1 "Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) [Polemoniaceae]")
Photography by Rosemarie Knoll & Penny Longhurst
Western Carolina Botanical Club 