Lots of wildflowers (including a new one for many of us) and blueberries. Unfortunately it started raining before we got a chance to see everything the walk had to offer! Check out the Wildflower of the Week for more information on the Green Adder’ s Mouth orchid (Malaxis unifolia).
![Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/malaxis-unifolia-green-adder27s-mouth201707285024.jpeg?w=209&h=162&ssl=1 "Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]")
![Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/neottia-smallii-kidney-leaved-twayblade2c-appalachian-twayblade201707285235.jpeg?w=209&h=161&ssl=1 "Appalachian or Kidney-leaved Twayblade (Neottia smallii) [Orchidaceae]")
![White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170728_white-wood-aster-eurybia-divaricata-03b.jpg?w=428&h=272&ssl=1 "White Wood Aster (Eurybia divaricata) [Asteraceae]")
![Maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina) [Ericaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170728_maleberry-lyonia-ligustrina-01_crb.jpg?w=443&h=244&ssl=1 "Maleberry (Lyonia ligustrina) [Ericaceae]")
![Self Heal; Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170728_heal-all-prunella-vulgaris.jpg?w=408&h=501&ssl=1 "Self Heal; Heal All (Prunella vulgaris) [Lamiaceae]")
![Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/20170728_adders-tongue-ophioglossum-vulgatum-01_cr2b.jpg?w=417&h=306&ssl=1 "Green Adder's Mouth (Malaxis unifolia) [Orchidaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
![Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/jack-in-the-pulpit-arisaema-triphyllum-fruit-or-is-it-jill.jpg?w=227&h=127&ssl=1 "Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]")
![Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tall-meadow-rue-thalictrum-pubescens.jpg?w=316&h=178&ssl=1 "Tall Meadow Rue (Thalictrum pubescens) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Bee Balm; Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) [Lamiaceae] with a Top Knot](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/bee-balm-monarda-didyma-with-a-top-knot.jpg?w=131&h=234&ssl=1 "Bee Balm; Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) [Lamiaceae] with a Top Knot")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert
![Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/chinquapin-castanea-pumila.jpeg?w=441&h=340&ssl=1 "Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) [Fagaceae]")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, & Jim Poling
June 26, 2017 – Small plant spotted on the Mountains to Sea trail near Greybeard Overlook in large masses. Plants are only 6 – 8 inches high, have a pair of opposite mid-stem leaves and then two pairs of opposite leaves at end of stem, so looking down, it looks like a whorl of four. This week the plants had a fuzzy, whitish, hard, splitting “fruit(?)” in the center. Earlier this month we did not see any obvious flowers. Most of the plants are now turning yellow and starting to look like they are on the way out. If you have any idea(s) what this might be, please send us an email at wcbotanicalclub@gmail.com or post a comment below.
![Golden Hedge Hyssop (Gratiola aurea) [Scrophulariaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ken_golden-hedge-hyssop-gratiola-aurea.jpg?w=397&h=305&ssl=1 "Golden Hedge Hyssop (Gratiola aurea) [Scrophulariaceae]")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, & Jim Poling.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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