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Leathery Rush (Juncus coriaceus)Observer
amctaggartDescription
round, erect, glabrous culms/ bract erect - looks like continuation of stem/ brown florets with 3 sepals & 3 petals/ rhizomous root system
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Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)Observer
amctaggartDescription
grass forming small clumps 0.5 - 1ft in diameter/ shallow root system (was easily pulled up)/ shiny midrib
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Downy Lobelia (Lobelia puberula)Observer
amctaggartDescription
erect stem ~1 ft. tall/ pubescent stem/ stem ends in spike of light purple flowers
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
amctaggartDescription
spanning 1.5ft/simple-pinnate, glabrous leaves/ rachis very scaly/ round, reddish-brown sori on underside of upper leaflets
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American Asters (Genus Symphyotrichum)Observer
amctaggartDescription
bushy, erect clump ~1.5 ft. tall/ pubescent stem & leaves/ upper stems ending in racemes with small, white flowers/ ray florets white, disk florets either yellow, purple, or cream colored
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Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)Observer
amctaggartDescription
grayish bark with diamond-shaped ridges on trunk/ leaf scars flat across the top/ glabrous leaves
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Swamp Tickseed (Bidens comosa)Observer
amctaggartDescription
terete, erect stem, some purple coloration/ ~2 ft. in height/ yellow disk inflorescence
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Ovate Spikerush (Eleocharis ovata)Observer
amctaggartDescription
small clumps growing along edge of wetland/ round, erect culms/ ~20cm in height/ spikelets a light yellow/brown in color
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Floating Primrose-Willow (Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens)Observer
amctaggartDescription
plant forming large mats of creeping stems. Singular, yellow flower per stem. Leaves and stems glabrous and dark to medium green.
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Common Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)Observer
amctaggartDescription
~10 plants growing in a dense, round cluster. Thick pubescence on stem, leaves deeply veined, white inflorescence, perfoliate leaves.
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River Cane (Arundinaria gigantea)Observer
amctaggartDescription
Dense stand of cane (>100 individuals). Tallest stalks ~10ft in height. leaves glabrous and papery, long, fine hairs at stem/leaf axis.
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Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)Observer
amctaggartDescription
~10 individuals in area. Inflorescence a bright, violet-purple. Stem and leaves dark green and somewhat pubescent.
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Rough Horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)Observer
amctaggartDescription
100 individuals. Individuals between 5 & 6 ft. tall. Stalks hollow. Terminal cones rounded.
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Devil's Beggarticks (Bidens frondosa)Observer
amctaggartDescription
Occurring in cluster of >10 plants. Fine, white pubescence on stem, leaves, and bracts. Inflorescence a dark gold color. Average height ~1ft.
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False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)Observer
amctaggartDescription
Occurred in dry basin of forested, ephemeral wetland. Present in singles or small clusters of up to 5 plants. Average height 1.5 ft. Very fine, sparse, white pubescence found on leaves and stem. No stinging trichomes. Clusters of small, green, axillary buds present.
