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Creeping Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Short, shrub reaching just above ground height. Leaves are green in colour with a thin, branching pattern. Despite rigid looking structure, the leaves are quite flexible.
Inside of shrub appears orangy-red in colour with dried and rough branches. Likely showing the plant’s older and dead foliage.
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Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens (Genus Populus)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Tall tree with a thin trunk. Leaved branches begin to grow relatively close to base of tree and continue to full height. Leaves are green in colour and have a triangle-type shape, with a wider bottom and pointed tip.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Short in height, with thin branches growing from base. Branches appear brown-red in colour and are smooth in texture. Leaves grow in pairs along branch; are green in colour; elongated with smooth edges and pointed tip. Stem that attaches leaf to branch appears almost red.
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Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Tall, branches reaching quite high. Branches are thin and begin at ground level from roots, bark is brown in colour. Leaves and berries do not appear in large numbers until approximately half way up plant.
Berries are small, vibrant red, seem to grow in bunches near ends of branches. Leaves are green, smooth along edges and come to a soft point.
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Pygmy Caragana (Caragana pygmaea)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Short shrub, grows in a circular shape with branches growing all the way to the ground. Thin, spindly branches covered in small bunches of leaves. Leaves appear green in colour and are turning yellow at edges. Leaves are quite small, thin and elongated with smooth edges and a pointed tip.
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Wayfaring-Tree (Viburnum lantana)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Short, rounded overall shape with thin, grey branches covered in leaves. Leaves are green in colour with an elongated shape, coming to a pointed end, with jagged edges.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
bio8gauthierDescription
Tall, thin trunk and branches. Bark is a dark brown in colour, relatively smooth with some bulges on the branches. Leaves were green in colour with reddish veins on bottom. Produced red berry-type fruit, that appear quite dried and wrinkled (likely a result of the season.
