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Oak Artichoke Gall Wasp (Andricus foecundatrix)Observer
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found on English oak leaf; tan color; cone-shaped; scaly exterior; rough texture
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Common Ivy (Hedera helix)Observer
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thin, glossy leaves; smooth edges; rotate inward; thick growth; many clusters of green buds; clusters are round with many buds sprouting from center; some very small yellow flowers are visible within clusters of buds
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Great Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)Observer
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thin leaves with very jagged edges; clusters of small purplish flowers; fuzzy limbs; some sprouts of clusters of smaller leaves visible
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Silver Birch (Betula pendula)Observer
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dark green, scaly leaves; patterned jagged edges; widest directly below middle; long, thin fruit; light green color; layers of scales with pointed ends; gray bark; smooth in most areas, with some patches of rough bark
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European Beech (Fagus sylvatica)Observer
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dark green leaves; fruit is hard and green with light brown, soft spikes; pointed growth on end of some limbs; leaves have jagged edges
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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thick understory plant; small leaves growing close together to form larger unit; light green color; thin stem; little-to-no growth found underneath
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Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)Observer
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teardrop-shaped leaves; jagged edges; cone-looking fruit; some fruit light green, some dark brown; smooth bark, light brown
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Woodland Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris)Observer
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Very large leaves; small white flowers; flowers have long tubes; sticky leaves
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European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)Observer
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teardrop shaped leaves with jagged edges; fairly small leaves 2-3 inches; lighter green fruit surrounded by 3 leaves; fruit grows in smaller branches off of leaf branches; leaves are widest at the middle
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New Zealand Pygmyweed (Crassula helmsii)Observer
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thin, straight leaves; leaves sprout from full length of stem; light green color; found in shallow body of water
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Coral Spot (Nectria cinnabarina)Observer
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small orange spots on a dead branch; ascomycota; dense clusters of spots; slight bumps on tree branch
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Jelly Ear (Auricularia auricula-judae)Observer
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dark orange color; jelly texture; smooth top and bottom; growing on a dead tree; shelf - no stalk; 1-2 inches wide
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Cloudy Clitocybe (Clitocybe nebularis)Observer
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tan color; darker in middle; very flat top; gills; about 5 inches across on head; wavy edges; growing in the ground, near a decaying tree
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
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dark brown coloring; growing on a dead tree trunk; campanulate top; gills; very soft and wet; about 2 inches tall
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European Common Frog (Rana temporaria)Observer
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Light green-brown body with black spots; black stripe on either side of face running over eyes; smooth, wet skin; front feet are not webbed, back feet are webbed
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Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)Observer
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Large trunk with vertical, spiral stripes; long, thin leaves with jagged edges; fruit are light green and have thin spikes surrounding them; long, thin, brown growth among the fruit; leaves are shiny and smooth on top and more matte on the bottom
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European White Waterlily (Nymphaea alba)Observer
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large, round, shiny leaves; large pink flowers with a yellow middle; flowers have many petals
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Milky Backswimmers (Genus Notonecta)Observer
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Two pairs of legs - back pair longer for swimming; brown colored; beak-shaped mouth; large black eyes on sides of head; predator; swim with oxygen bubble
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Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)Observer
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Yellow colored fungus; found on dead tree trunk; thin, wavy structure; gray in middle, with yellow ring around the outside
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European Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)Observer
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Long, thin leaves; leaves curl on either side toward the middle; small, round black berries; berries grow in clusters; small jagged spikes on edges of leaves
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Cuckoo-Pint (Arum maculatum)Observer
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Arum; bright red fruit; stem with no leaves
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Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)Observer
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Long branches with many leaves; red berries; looks like small maple leaves
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Genus LissotritonObserver
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Orange-brown color; has a tail; four legs; has gills; faint spots on body
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European Larch (Larix decidua)Observer
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Very long, thin stems; small, short pine leaves; needles in dense clusters; weeping branches; conifer
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Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)Observer
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Round head - not flat; red color with white spots; flyagaric
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Sycamore Maple (Acer pseudoplatanus)Observer
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Very large leaves; smooth leaves; five points; canopy tree; pointy and spiked lobes
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European Blackberry Complex (Section Rubus)Observer
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Blackberry fruit; prickly branches; oval leaves with jagged edges
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Common Lime (Tilia × europaea)Observer
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heart-shaped leaves; jagged edges; lighter splotches on leaves; fruit is light green; fruit - small leaf with circular balls connected by a small stem
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)Observer
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Furry body; orange wings; black row of spots on top of wing; black and blue patterned edges; brown underside
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Lawson's Cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana)Observer
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Conifer; leaves made of many smaller stems; leaf has scales; fruit are cones; cones open like pop corn with a smaller seed inside