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Green Ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~7.5 m tall. No leaves.
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Tall Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~2 m tall. Several plants. Dried.
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~7.5 m tall.
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Hairy White Oldfield Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Arching. ~1/2 m long. Yellow disc flowers, white rays.
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Sweet Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~1/2 m tall. White flowers.
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American Water-Plantain (Alisma subcordatum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~1/2 m tall. Thick, bushy inflorescence.
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Rice Cutgrass (Leersia oryzoides)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~1/2 m tall. Leaf margins sharp.
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American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~8 m tall. Curved trunk.
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Giant Goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Yellow flowers. ~1.5 m tall.
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Willow Oak (Quercus phellos)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
~10 m tall. Gumdrop-shaped crown.
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Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Light orange flowers with darker orange spots on petals. ~1/2 m tall.
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Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Very large tree. ~6' DBH. Hollow trunk filled in with some sort of concrete.
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Herbaceous plant in a patch of ~12 plants. White rays on flowers with yellow center. Strong bubble-gum fragrance. ~0.5 m tall.
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Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Shrub ~1-1.5 m tall. 2-3 plants in a group with green, immature berries present.
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Pennsylvania Blackberry (Rubus pensilvanicus)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Multi-stemmed shrub ~1.5 m tall with white flowers.
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American Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Multi-stemmed shrub with dull yellow flowers.
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Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Wintergreen/root beer odor when crushed. Dark glossy leaves. No fruit present.
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Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Small shrub. Yellow glands on abaxial side of leaf.
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Small white/blue flowers around base of tree along trail.
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Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Many very small saplings. Some slightly bigger ~1 m. Panicles of dried capsules found on trail nearby.
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Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Wide, spreading multi-stemmed shrub at base of larger tree. Umbels of pale yellow/white flowers.
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Post Oak (Quercus stellata)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Very small sapling with large leaves. Rough but shiny leaf surface.
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Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Two or more shrub/trees on peak of knob. One much larger than the other.
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Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Along rocky knob summit on knob trail. Many P. virginiana along both sides of trail. Small trees, but with fully formed cones.
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Medium sized tree.
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Red Maple (Acer rubrum)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Multiple trees growing in dense clusters; many leaves damaged from insects
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Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)Observer
glenkaliszDescription
Small tree ~2 m tall. No Cones.