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Field Penny-Cress (Thlaspi arvense)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot 1 ft high
Leaves alternate, simple, coarsely toothed
Flowers white in raceme
Flowers with 4 sepals, 4 petals, 6 stamens, ovary superior
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Common Yellow Woodsorrels (Section Corniculatae)Observer
jaeraeDescription
6in tall Herbaceous dicot
Leaves trifolate compound, leaflets heart shaped (deep central division), alternate arrangement
Flowers yellow, single
Sepals 5, petals 5 - slightly fused at base, 10 stamens, ovary superior
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Alternate-leaved Solomon's Seals (Section Polygonatum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
1 foot tall herbaceous monocot
Leaves alternate with parallel venation, tips yellowish, clasping
Flowers white, stalked, hang down from stem in pairs
Flowers radial, 6 fused tepals, 6 stamens, 3 fused carpels
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Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
1 foot tall Herbaceous dicot
Leaves opposite, deeply lobed, pinnately divided, new leaves pubescent
Flower yellow, singular at stem end
Petals 4, many stamens, 1 distinct style, ovary superior, many fused carpels
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Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Fern, herbaceous dicot
Habitat not swampy
Leaves infertile, pinnate-pinnatified, alternate
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Early Meadow-Rue (Thalictrum dioicum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Upright herbaceous dicot, 1 ft tall
Leaves opposite, single, lobed, rounded, 1in long, 1-4x ternately compound
Flowers not present
Main stalk greenish-yellow, older emerged stalks (from main stalk) reddish, new emerging stalks yellow along with new leaves
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)Observer
jaeraeDescription
1 foot tall Herbaceous dicot
Basal leaves large, deeply lobed into 8 sections
Palmate venation
Red sap
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Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot. 6in high
Young leaves have white spots
Leaves opposite, pinnately lobed into 3-5 lobes, coarsely toothed
Stem purplish at node
Flower bud in pair with spiky hairs
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Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Fern, herbaceous dicot
"Metallicum" variety
Leaves and stems reddish
Bipinnate fronds, leaflets lobed and toothed
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Ground-Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot 4in tall
Leaves singular, heart shaped, tooted, opposite, w/ palmate venation, mint smell
Flowers purple w/ white/purple spotted center, 5 parted and fused into tube
5 small green sepals, 5 purple petals w/ fused lower portions, 4 stamens (2 long 2 short), ovary superior
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Bitter Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot 1.5 ft tall
Leaves alternate, simple, stemless - wraps partially around main stem, coarsely toothed
Flowers yellow in clusters w/ own receptacle
4 sepals, 4 petals, 6 stamens, ovary superior
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Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot 6in tall
Basal rosette
Leaves simple, alternate, finely dissected into lacy texture
Hollow stem, resinous smell, sheathing petioles
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)Observer
jaeraeDescription
30 foot tall tree
Bark w/ small, shallow furrows
Leaves red, simple, opposite, 5 lobed, palmate venation, coarse teeth
Acute leaf sinus
Flowers no longer present, though red, 4 parted bracts still present which young twigs emerge from
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
jaeraeDescription
15 foot tall tree
Leaves opposite, simple, entire, with reddish veins, especially on underside
Flowers in inflorescence with showy pink bracts at twig terminus with 4-5 long green bracts below
Flowers not yet opened
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Peppermint (Mentha × piperita)Observer
jaeraeDescription
Herbaceous dicot 1 ft tall
Square, red stems, mint smell
Leaves opposite, simple, crennate, and heart shaped, mint smell
Flower buds in terminal cluster, purplish
