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Duskywings (Genus Erynnis)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Allison Cemetery Trail: Skippers flying and basking in upland oak-hickory forest..
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Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a roadside meadow
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White Morel (Morchella americana)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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White Morel (Morchella americana)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Perching in a small-stream riparian area. Several duskywing species were widespread in the area.
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Violet Woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Shield Ferns (Genus Polystichum)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Devil's Urn (Urnula craterium)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
A cluster growing at the edge of a small stream
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Snowflakes (Genus Leucojum)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a swampy riparian area in the woods. The green marks near the ends of the tepals are characteristic of the genus Leucojum.
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Beech Ferns (Genus Phegopteris)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Devil's Urn (Urnula craterium)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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Fire Pink (Silene virginica)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a small-stream riparian area
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
One American Lady basking and flying, landing on pussytoes. Solar eclipse occurring; sun about 40% covered after totality.
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Butterweed (Packera glabella)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a lawn near the lakeshore
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Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a riparian area along the Current River
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Miami Mist (Phacelia purshii)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a riparian area along the Current River
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Crowpoison (Nothoscordum bivalve)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Growing in a campground beneath shade trees
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Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Foraging on several trees
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Greenshield Lichens (Genus Flavoparmelia)Observer
iowabiologistDescription
Widespread; found on rocks