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=386&h=291&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=246&h=150&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=225&h=127&ssl=1 "Rock Tripe (Umbillicaria mammulata) [Umbilicariaceae]")
Big Ridge Loop – May 10, 2019
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20190510_peppergrass-lepidium-virginicum-01-kb.jpg?w=230&h=130&ssl=1 "Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum) [Brassicaceae]")
![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=188&h=250&ssl=1 "Lyre-leaved Sage (Salvia lyrata) [Lamiaceae]")
![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=350&h=212&ssl=1 "Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora) [Liliaceae]")
![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=88&h=117&ssl=1 "Poke Milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) [Asclepiadaceae]")
![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=128&h=117&ssl=1 "a Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium sp.) [Iridaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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Stelloh & Burlingame Gardens – May 6, 2019
Thanks Audrey, Sharon, & Wes! What a treat!
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt.
Craven Gap North – May 3, 2019
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=436&h=310&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=214&h=118&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=418&h=283&ssl=1 "Small-flowered Phacelia (Phacelia dubia) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/poison-ivy-toxicodendron-radicans-buds-kb.jpg?w=188&h=136&ssl=1 "Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) [Anacardiaceae]")
![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")
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Coleman Boundary – April 29, 2019
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Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert
![Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/early-meadow-rue-male-thalictrum-dioicum-dh.jpg?w=209&h=139&ssl=1 "Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum) [Ranunculaceae] Male Flowers")
![Bluets; Quaker Ladies; Innocence (Houstonia caerulea) [Rubiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bluets-houstonia-caerulea-dh.jpg?w=396&h=264&ssl=1 "Bluets; Quaker Ladies; Innocence (Houstonia caerulea) [Rubiaceae]")
![Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wild-comfrey-cynoglossum-virginianum-_101207-js-1.jpg?w=399&h=499&ssl=1 "Wild Comfrey (Cynoglossum virginianum) [Boraginaceae]")
![Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wild-bleeding-heart-dicentra-eximia-_125411-js-1.jpg?w=233&h=137&ssl=1 "Wild Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia) [Fumariaceae]")
![Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) [Fumariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/squirrel-corn-dicentra-canadensis-jp_19793.jpg?w=289&h=227&ssl=1 "Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis) [Fumariaceae]")
![Indian Paintbrush; Painted Cup (Castilleja coccinea) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/indian-paintbrush-painted-cup-castilleja-coccinea-jp_19705.jpg?w=223&h=284&ssl=1 "Indian Paintbrush; Painted Cup (Castilleja coccinea) [Scrophulariaceae]")
![Live American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/live-american-chestnut-castanea-dentata-02-kb.jpg?w=175&h=284&ssl=1 "Live American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) [Fagaceae]")
![Divided-leaf Groundsel (Packera millefolia) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/divided-leaf-groundsel-packera-millefolia-_121838-js.jpg?w=250&h=333&ssl=1 "Divided-leaf Groundsel (Packera millefolia) [Asteraceae]")
![Wild Live-forever; Cliff Orpine (Hylotelephium telephioides) [Crassulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cliff-orpine-hylotelephium-telephioides-_142823-pl.jpg?w=261&h=207&ssl=1 "Wild Live-forever; Cliff Orpine (Hylotelephium telephioides) [Crassulaceae]")
![Bugle (Ajuga reptans*) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bugle-ajuga-reptans-02_cr-kb.jpg?w=261&h=195&ssl=1 "Bugle (Ajuga reptans*) [Lamiaceae]")
![a Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles sp.*) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/a-flowering-quince-chaenomeles-sp.-03-kb.jpg?w=198&h=122&ssl=1 "a Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles sp.*) [Rosaceae]")
![Tennessee Chickweed (Stellaria corei) [Caryophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/7-tennessee-chickweed-stellaria-corei_113705-js.jpg?w=371&h=408&ssl=1 "Tennessee Chickweed (Stellaria corei) [Caryophyllaceae]")
![Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) [Crassulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wild-stonecrop-sedum-ternatum-01-kb-1.jpg?w=379&h=287&ssl=1 "Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) [Crassulaceae]")
![Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) [Polemoniaceae] Stem & Leaves](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/thumbnail_20190429_144500_tn-kb.jpg?w=253&h=287&ssl=1 "Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera) [Polemoniaceae] Stem & Leaves")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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