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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)Observer
bio5duongDescription
Deciduous shrub with a bright red smooth bark. It grows out in thin branches all separated from each other. It's leaves are elliptic and simple in shape; they also are net-veined and grow out in an opposite arrangement. The leaves have a sharp apex, with smooth margins and the texture on the blade feels smooth and slippery.
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Slippery Elm (Ulmus rubra)Observer
bio5duongDescription
A deciduous tree with rough gray bark. It's branches grows upwards leaving majority of it's branches near the top with very few below. It's leaves have a simple elliptic shape with a tall apex,toothed margins that point upwards and net-veins. The leaves grow in an alternate pattern. When the tree was discovered, it already had leaves that had turned yellow as seasons have begun to shift.
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Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)Observer
bio5duongDescription
A large shrub with light brown/grayish bark. It's leaves have a simple linear shape,a tall apex, a thin round base and are net veined.They grow in a whorled arrangement. When found; they had red berries grown which have already begun to shrivel.
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Eastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)Observer
bio5duongDescription
Deciduous tree with rough dark/light gray bark. The tree grows with it's branches facing upwards leaving majority of it's stem exposed. It's leaves are simple with a deltoid shape and are net-veined. The base of the leaf is flat and the margin is toothed, however the teeth are rounded.