![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]")
![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=224&h=126&ssl=1 "Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) [Araceae]")
![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=266&h=473&ssl=1 "Bee Balm; Oswego Tea (Monarda didyma) [Lamiaceae] with a Top Knot")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert
Bear Pen Gap – July 21, 2017
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Tagged Blue Ridge Parkway, Hiking, Pisgah National Forest, Trees, WCBC, Wildflowers
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Buck Spring Nature Trail – July 14, 2017
![Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) [Fagaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/chinquapin-castanea-pumila.jpeg?w=224&h=173&ssl=1 "Chinquapin (Castanea pumila) [Fagaceae]")
Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Alice Greko, & Jim Poling
What Is It?
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.
Taken 6/2/17
Pink Beds – June 16, 2017
![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=194&h=149&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.
Frying Pan Gap Trail – June 9, 2017
![Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/solomons-seal-polygonatum-biflorum2.jpg?w=409&h=320&ssl=1 "Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum biflorum) [Liliaceae]")
![Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/solomons-plume-maianthemum-racemosum.jpg?w=223&h=158&ssl=1 "Solomon's Plume (Maianthemum racemosum) [Liliaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt & Alice Greko.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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