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![Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zizia-or-thaspium-species201705082933.jpeg?w=209&h=162&ssl=1 "Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]")
![Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/zizia-or-thaspium-species201705082931.jpeg?w=287&h=222&ssl=1 "Mountain Golden-Alexanders (Zizia trifoliata) [Apiaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling
Connestee Falls – May 5, 2017
Did we ever get lucky with the weather! And, after 3 inches of rain in the previous 24 hours, the creeks were really flowing. Photography by Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Lucy Prim. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Apple Moss (Bartramia pomiformis) [Bartramiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bartramia-pomiformis-apple-moss201705052547.jpeg?w=213&h=164&ssl=1 "Apple Moss (Bartramia pomiformis) [Bartramiaceae]")
Glassy Mountain & Boggs Rock – April 28, 2017
Read more info on the plants at Glassy at Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve by Patrick D. McMillan
Elf orpine pictures were taken at Boggs Rock. For more information about Boggs Rock check out Jim Fowler’s blog
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, & Jim Poling. Click on any picture to zoom.
![One-flowered Hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/craetagus-uniflora-one-flowered-hawthorne.jpeg?w=316&h=209&ssl=1 "One-flowered Hawthorn (Crataegus uniflora) [Rosaceae]")
![Blue Phacelia (Phacelia maculata) [Hydrophyllaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/blue-phacelia-phacelia-maculata.jpg?w=245&h=139&ssl=1 "Blue Phacelia (Phacelia maculata) [Hydrophyllaceae]")
![Poison Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) [Anacardiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/poison-oak-toxicodendron-pubescens.jpeg?w=231&h=178&ssl=1 "Poison Oak (Toxicodendron pubescens) [Anacardiaceae]")
![Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) [Smilacaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/saw-greenbrier-smilax-bona-nox.jpg?w=316&h=178&ssl=1 "Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) [Smilacaceae]")
Penny Longhurst
![Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) [Cactaceae] aka Mickey Mouse](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/prickly-pear-opuntia-humifusa-aka-mickey-mouse.jpg?w=141&h=184&ssl=1 "Prickly Pear (Opuntia humifusa) [Cactaceae] aka Mickey Mouse")
![Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri ) [Apiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/chaerophyllum-tainturieri-wild-chervil.jpeg?w=142&h=184&ssl=1 "Southern Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri ) [Apiaceae]")
![Elf Orpine (Diamorpha smallii) [Crassulaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/diamorpha-smallii-elf-orpine201704282077.jpeg?w=316&h=244&ssl=1 "Elf Orpine (Diamorpha smallii) [Crassulaceae]")
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
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Corneille Bryan Native Garden – April 21, 2017
The Corneille Bryan Native Garden was established in 1990 to call attention to the unique plant life in the Southern Appalachians and to promote its preservation. By 2012 there were approximately 500 species of plants, excluding grasses and weeds. You can read an “Our State” magazine article about our wonderful guide, Janet, and the gardens here. Click on any picture to zoom.
![Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) [Sapindaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/aesculus-pavia-red-buckeye201704211194.jpeg?w=232&h=300&ssl=1 "Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) [Sapindaceae]")
![Goldie's Fern (Dryopteris goldiana) [Dryopteridaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/dryopteris-goldiana-goldies-wood-fern.jpg?w=400&h=300&ssl=1 "Goldie's Fern (Dryopteris goldiana) [Dryopteridaceae]")
![Yellow Toadshade (Trillium luteum) [Melanthiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170421_yellow-toadshade-trillium-luteum-02_cr.jpg?w=318&h=271&ssl=1 "Yellow Toadshade (Trillium luteum) [Melanthiaceae]")
![Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170421_eared-coreopsis-coreopsis-auriculata.jpg?w=328&h=200&ssl=1 "Eared Coreopsis (Coreopsis auriculata) [Asteraceae]")
![Golden Seal; Orangeroot (Hydrastis canadensis) [Ranunculaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/hydrastis-canadensis-goldenseal201704211204.jpeg?w=163&h=210&ssl=1 "Golden Seal; Orangeroot (Hydrastis canadensis) [Ranunculaceae]")
![Atamasco; Zephyr; Rain Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170421_atamasco-zephyranthes-atamasca-03.jpg?w=303&h=210&ssl=1 "Atamasco; Zephyr; Rain Lily (Zephyranthes atamasco) [Liliaceae]")
![Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) [Liliaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170421_wild-hyacinth-camassia-scilloides-01.jpg?w=188&h=259&ssl=1 "Wild Hyacinth (Camassia scilloides) [Liliaceae]")
Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, & Joe Standaert
Collier Cove Nature Preserve – April 10, 2017
![Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/alliaria-percolata-garlic-mustard201704100401-1.jpeg?w=363&h=280&ssl=1 "Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata*) [Brassicaceae]")
![Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170410_101958.jpg?w=269&h=557&ssl=1 "Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris*) [Brassicaceae]")
![Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule*) [Lamiaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/lamium-amplexicaule-henbit201704100409.jpeg?w=301&h=233&ssl=1 "Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule*) [Lamiaceae]")
![Field Mustard; Rape (Brassica rapa*) [Brassicaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170410_102604.jpg?w=331&h=233&ssl=1 "Field Mustard; Rape (Brassica rapa*) [Brassicaceae]")
![Jet Bead (Rhodotypos scandens*) [Rosaceae]](https://i0.wp.com/wcbotanicalclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/20170410_102944.jpg?w=99&h=116&ssl=1 "Jet Bead (Rhodotypos scandens*) [Rosaceae]")
Photography by Penny Longhurst & Jim Poling.
Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name.
