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Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta)Observer
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Plants growing on a loess hill prairie. Anthesis seems to have begun 5-7 days previous.
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Carrionflowers (Section Nemexia)Observer
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Plants growing in scattered locations regardless of slope, orientation, or substrate. Just beginning anthesis.
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Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata ssp. laphamii)Observer
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Plants groing mainly in maple-basswood association and on north-facing ravine slopes. Anthesis began 7-10 days ago and is near peak. Some flowers in population have a 4-petal mutation.
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Catchweed Bedstraw (Galium aparine)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered location regardless of slope, orientation, or substrate. Anthesis began 7-10 days ago.
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Missouri Gooseberry (Ribes missouriense)Observer
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Plants growing in scattered location, mainly on the tops of bluffs and ridges. Anthesis has peaked, appears to have 7-10 of bloom left.
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Red-fruited Red Baneberry (Actaea rubra rubra)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered clumps on north-facing slopes and ravines. Began anthesis 3-5 days ago. ID verified by use of key to differentiate from A. pachypoda.
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White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered clumps regardless of slope or orientation. Plants on south slopes began anthesis 7-10 days ago. Plants on north slopes began anthesis 3-5 days ago. ID verified by use of key to differentiate from A. rubra.
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants are growing in scattered locations regardless of slope, orientation, or substrate. Anthesis seems to have begun 7-10 days previous, has not yet peaked.
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Twoleaf Miterwort (Mitella diphylla)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing along bases of north-facing ravines and up steeper north-facing slopes. Anthesis is peaking.
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Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis ssp. canadensis)Observer
dambrozDescription
Trees are likely adventitve from nearby landscape plantings. Growing along woodland edge. Anthesis peaking.
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Small-flowered Buttercup (Ranunculus abortivus)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered locations in small groupings regardless of slope, orientation, or substrate. Anthesis is peaking.
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Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing on a loess hill prairie. Anthesis is peaking.
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Hoary Puccoon (Lithospermum canescens)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing on a loess hill prairie. Plants have just begun anthesis.
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Eastern Comandra (Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata)Observer
dambrozDescription
Growing on a loess hill prairie. Plants have just begun anthesis.
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Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered locations, regardless of slope, orientation, or substrate. Plants growing in places with a southern aspect are beginning anthesis.
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in deeper ravines, north-facing slopes, and maple-basswood flatwoods. Plants growing in ravines with south orientation are completing anthesis. Plants growing in north orientations have just passed peak of anthesis.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
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Plants growing in scattered locations through upland forest. Plants on south slopes have completed anthesis. Plants on north slopes are nearing completion of anthesis.
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Observer
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Plants growing in scattered locations regardless of slope or orientation. Plants on south-facing slopes and tops of bluffs have completed anthesis. Plants on north-facing bluffs are nearing completion of anthesis.
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Amethyst Shooting Star (Primula fassettii)Observer
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Plants growing on rocky outcroppings. Anthesis seems to have peaked 5-7 days previous. Leaf bases lack the red coloration of D. meadia, the only other member of the genus in the region.
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Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing mainly on north-facing slopes, near base of bluff and on rocky outcroppings. Plants just beginning anthesis.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in small to large colonies regardless of slope or orientation. Anthesis seems to have begun 5-7 days previous.
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Prairie Trillium (Trillium recurvatum)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered groupings regardless of slope or orientation. Plants are most abundant on tops of ridges. Anthesis seems to be at its peak.
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Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing in scattered small and large populations. Largest populations found in maple-basswood mesic forest and ravine slopes. Flowers of some plants turning pink, indicating anthesis is nearing completion.
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Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Observer
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Plants growing in scattered groups regardless of slope or orientation. Those on south-facing slopes nearing the end of anthesis and beginning to set seed. Those on north-facing slopes have just passed the peak of anthesis.
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Swamp Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus)Observer
dambrozDescription
Plants growing mainly along bases of north-facing bluffs. Anthesis seems to have begun within the previous 3-5 days.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
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Plants scattered. Growing regardless of slope or orientation. Anthesis appears to have begun 7-10 days previous.
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Canadian Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense)Observer
dambrozDescription
Growing regardless of slope or orientation. Anthesis seems to have begun 5-7 days previous.
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Largeflower Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)Observer
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Completing anthesis. Preference to ridges and south-facing slopes.
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Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)Observer
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Occuring in scattered patches regardless of slope. Anthesis seems to have begun 5-7 days previous.
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Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)Observer
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Beginning of anthesis for species. Abundant in scattered patches regardless of slope orientation.