BackWoods Drifter

Can you identify this plant? I have searched high and low for the answer and yet I have no clue what it is. Right now in the mountains this plant and it’s relative, the same except for a white flower, are in full bloom and scattered all through some hollows. My curiosity has been piqued.
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Ok, maybe not exactly hiking in Clays Branch but definitely more looking.
Since I have talked about Clays Branch in a few posts lately on the Stop MTR blog, I decided to bring this post here. For those that have not been following the Stop MTR blog, there is a major mountaintop removal site encompassing the [...]