We’ve included a photograph of Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum) in bloom so you can compare it to the fruit that we saw on our walk.
![Dog Lichen; Pelt Lichen (Peltigera sp.) [Peltigeraceae] apothecia (reproductive structures)](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_115436.jpg?w=245&h=186&ssl=1 "Dog Lichen; Pelt Lichen (Peltigera sp.) [Peltigeraceae] apothecia (reproductive structures)")
Our lunch spot:
and an old video of Courthouse Falls
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Penny Longhurst,
An illustrated Mosses & Liverworts identification page based on Bonnie’s handout can be seen at https://wcbotanicalclub.org/bryophytes/
Other pictures from the field trip can be seen below. Click on any picture to zoom and view the slide show.
![Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170929_100711.jpg?w=262&h=250&ssl=1 "Ironwood or Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana) [Betulaceae]")
![Fan Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria) [Leptodontaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20161012_135136-forrstroemia1.jpg?w=370&h=482&ssl=1 "Fan Moss (Forsstroemia trichomitria) [Leptodontaceae]")
Photography by Alice Greko & Penny Longhurst
We’re currently having some discussions on whether the Ladies’ Tresses orchids seen on the Coontree walk are Spiranthes tuberosa (Little Ladies’ Tresses) or Spiranthes cernua (Nodding Ladies’ Tresses). When or if we work it out we’ll post the correct names. Feel free to send your opinions to wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com or add a comment below.
Click on any picture to zoom and access the slide show.
![Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum) [Caprifoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/orange-fruited-horse-gentian-triosteum-aurantiacum-dh-dsc_6016_edited-1.jpg?w=315&h=196&ssl=1 "Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum) [Caprifoliaceae]")
![Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum) [Caprifoliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/orange-fruited-horse-gentian-triosteum-aurantiacum-jp-201709222853.jpeg?w=248&h=320&ssl=1 "Orange-fruited Horse Gentian (Triosteum aurantiacum) [Caprifoliaceae]")
![Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/little-ladies-tresses-spiranthes-tuberosa-jp-201709222957.jpeg?w=636&h=823&ssl=1 "Lesser Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis) [Orchidaceae]")
After the field trip a few of us visited another site and found the following plants. Maybe we can all go visit next year
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Rosemarie Kroll, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert
![Thunberg's Geranium (Geranium thunbergii*) [Geraniaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_5732_edited-1.jpg?w=196&h=122&ssl=1 "Thunberg's Geranium (Geranium thunbergii*) [Geraniaceae]")
![Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_5767_edited-1.jpg?w=196&h=122&ssl=1 "Minnie Bush (Menziesia pilosa) [Ericaceae]")
![Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170915_early-goldenrod-solidago-juncea-02.jpg?w=257&h=398&ssl=1 "Early Goldenrod (Solidago juncea) [Asteraceae]")
![Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_5738_edited-1.jpg?w=205&h=134&ssl=1 "Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) [Ericaceae]")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, & David Heavner.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicted by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
![Closed or Bottled Gentian (Gentiana clausa) [Gentianaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/20170908_striped-gentian-gentiana-villosa-02.jpg?w=152&h=96&ssl=1 "Closed or Bottled Gentian (Gentiana clausa) [Gentianaceae]")
![Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dsc_5663_edited-1.jpg?w=151&h=96&ssl=1 "Indian Cucumber Root (Medeola virginiana) [Liliaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & David Heavner
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