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Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Abpout 8 feet tall, remaining fruit mostly shriveled, red fruit has silver spots.
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Canada Mint (Mentha canadensis)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Four feet six inches tall, strong mint smell when picked, purple color in lower stem.
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Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Three foot tall, bright green stem, white hairs on stem that sting, and green flowers with no petals.
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Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
2ft tall; live leaf green and dead leaf brown; fiddle-heads just sprouting from the ground and are green with a reddish tint.
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Purple Crownvetch (Securigera varia)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Pink and white head of flowers, stems almost vine-like, and leaves pinnate and almost fern-like; the flowers were umbell before being pressed.
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Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Plant was low to the ground, about 3 inches tall, with red berries present, and dark green leaves.
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Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Five leaflets, ariel tendrils, climbing up an evergreen tree, yellow leaves (possibly due to permanent shade of the swamp trees, or due to fall season), Plant about 4ft high, but about 8 ft long.
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Common Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Yellow flower petals, both ray and disk flowers, 2.5 ft tall, stems have wings, leaves alternate
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Marsh Blazingstar (Liatris spicata var. spicata)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
About 4 ft tall, flowers along headspike, stem green near ground and turns red nead top, thin leaves alternate and simple, leaves mostly large and green near bottom half of plant but red and smaller near top half of plant
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Fen Grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca)Observer
dsyckleiiDescription
Stems 12" to 14" in height, capsules green when not opened into flower, flowers white with green stripes (usually five petals per inflorescence).