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Hawthorns (Genus Crataegus)Observer
bch05200Description
Small, shapely shrub/tree with sharp needles on trunk, winding trunk and branches. Grey-brown, rough bark.
Leaves serrated and slightly lobed.
Found in forest bordering lawn, near stream
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Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)Observer
bch05200Description
Relatively small evergreen tree with dark-green, flat needles. Bark is smooth and grayish-green with frequent horizontal markings.
Found in forest near stream in swampy area.
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Trembling Aspen (Populus tremuloides)Observer
bch05200Description
Thin tree with smooth white bark marked with dark spots. Leaves entire, pointed at tip, and wider in middle/base area. They are also flat and relatively thin. Veins point up and outward, originating from the center vein at multiple points. Yellow leaves in fall.
Found near roadside in area with shrubs and unmanicured grass.
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Northern Whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)Observer
bch05200Description
Spindly evergreen coniferous tree with fans of scaly needle-like leaves. Dark green, leaves growing mostly on one side and top of tree.
Found in forest near stream.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
bch05200Description
Greyish, smooth bark with small fissures throughout. Patches of greenish-grey in various places along trunk and branches as well as dark green moss. Broadleaf leaves, but too far up for closer look.
Found in shady forest near Winooski River.
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Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
bch05200Description
Short, flowering plant around 13 cm tall. Somewhat square purple flower cluster at top, serrated, lance-shaped leaves.
Found in moist grassland habitat
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Orange Hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca)Observer
bch05200Description
Long-stemmed flowering plant about 20 cm tall with bright orange flowers and yellow centers.
Stems are slightly hairy, leaves are basal and around 10 cm long.
Found in moist grassland habitat.
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Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)Observer
bch05200Description
Tall-stemmed fern (up to 90 cm tall,) with opposite, leaves that are serrated but rounded. Stalk is dark at base, and branches full of black seeds are present on a second, adjacent stalk.
Found in forest in marshy area near stream.
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bch05200Description
Long runner (up to 1 m long) with branches of green needles protruding on both sides around 5 cm tall.
Found in forest near spring.
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Flat-branched Tree-Clubmoss (Dendrolycopodium obscurum)Observer
bch05200Description
Small plant (less than 25 cm tall) with upright stem and umbrella-like branches of green needles at the top.
Found in forest near a spring.
