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Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Usually a vine, flowers start off white and turn yellow. Leaves are around 3 inches, opposite and oval shaped. The twigs can sometimes be hairy.
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Texas Toadflax (Nuttallanthus texanus)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
The purple flowers on this herb are located on tall slender spikes, with the upper lip being 2 lobed and lower being 3. It contains a down-curved spur behind the flower and the leaves are found mainly at the base of the plant.
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Pinkladies (Oenothera speciosa)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
The petals of this primrose are a light pink and joined together at the base to form a tube. Inside the tube are the stigma, style and anthers.
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Plums, Cherries, and Allies (Genus Prunus)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
A shrub or small tree with a short trunk and a broad crown. It has showy large white flowers when bloomed and red plums.
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Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
This perennial herb grows from an underground tuber. It is a small succulent low growing wildflower found in star-like clusters of white to pink flowers that have pink veins.
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Leaves are opposite and simple but vary among the plant. They are usually glabrous on both surfaces. The inflorescence consists of 1-4 whorls of sessile flowers borne at the stem tips.
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Buttercups (Genus Ranunculus)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
The flowers are radial and bisexual. The number of perianth parts vary from 3 to many but is often 5.
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Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
A spreading perennial vine with 5 purple to blue petals. The stems are non flowering grow along the ground, while the flowering stems stand up right. The plants spread by sprawling stems that form roots at the node.
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Carpet Bugle (Ajuga reptans)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
This perennial ground cover is spread through runners and is fast growing. Leaves on flowering stalks are small and sessile.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
A small, weedy, succulent herb. They have palmate and toothed leaves. Small flowers with 5 petals that are formed in clusters are present at the end of the stem.
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Lyreleaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Perennial wildflower forms in a basal rosette with elongated leaves that broaden toward the tips. There is a hairy, square stem emerging from the rosette that bear uneven, whorled, two to three lipped, purple like flowers.
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Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Medium size deciduous tree. Leaves are large and hairy on upper surface. Flowers are a lavender color and are showy and in clusters. Fruit is a capsule.
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White Clover (Trifolium repens)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Long living, creeping, herbaceous, perennial broad leaf plant. It produces several compound leaves and has elongated stems that sprawl along the ground and have the capacity to root at the nodes.
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Roses (Genus Rosa)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
A deciduous shrub that has white to light pink flowers with very sharp curved prickles and strong arching branches.
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European Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Leaves are basal and the perianth parts are fused to form a bell like shape. The ovary is above the the point of the petal/sepal attachment.
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Bulbous Woodrush (Luzula bulbosa)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Leaf blade is flat and the perianth is greenish brown. Has six sepal like parts and leafy texture. The fruits are triangular to terete in cross section and hold three seeds.
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Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Small deciduous tree that is low branching, flowers are showy and bloom in spring. Leaves are opposite and simple.
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Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
Herb with white ray flowers with yellow center, leaves are basal and stem.
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
This is a very prickly shrub that is woody and has a perennial root system. Flowers are white to pink and have many stamens.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
jhrobersonDescription
This species has 5 distinct purple petals and contains a spur.
