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Fleabanes and Horseweeds (Genus Erigeron)Observer
jkane617Description
This flower has white pedals with a yellow center. The pedals have have no pattern.
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Chicory (Cichorium intybus)Observer
jkane617Description
This lavender flower has 5 prongs at the edge of each petal. There are little antennas in the middle of the flower that curl at the ends.
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Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)Observer
jkane617Description
This plant is small in size and appears to be a series of leaves. It is green in color but also has a white sift hairy substance on its pedals.
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Burdocks (Genus Arctium)Observer
jkane617Description
The end of each branch has a spiky ball like flower. Each of these spiky balls easily clings to clothing. These spikes may be a an evolutionary defense mechanism.
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Evening Primroses, Sundrops, and Beeblossoms (Genus Oenothera)Observer
jkane617Description
Yellow flower with ridged leaves. They appear to have three main pedals that enclose the rest of the flower. The leaves on the steam are ridged and have an alternating vein structure.
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Dragonflies (Suborder Anisoptera)Observer
jkane617Description
The dragon fly had a ringed tail with white rings. It also had a light blue metallic head. The wings were clear and shinny.
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American Asters (Genus Symphyotrichum)Observer
jkane617Description
These are a series of small flowers I saw that have a light purple coloring and a dark purple inside.
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Willows (Genus Salix)Observer
jkane617Description
The tree is about fifty feet high and resembles a weeping willow. The leaves are very narrow and have a alternating vein structure.
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
jkane617Description
The pedals are narrow, with soft edges, and white with color. The leaves on the branches are ridged with an alternating vein pattern. The center of the flower has antenna looking inside with a pink or light purple inside.
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Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)Observer
jkane617Description
Bright yellow in color. The root has a fur like substance. The length of the pedals alternate and have ridged tips. The flower is soft and scentless.
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American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)Observer
jkane617Description
The leafs edges are ridged and the veins are in a parallel sequence. The top of the leaf is smooth and shiny were the underneath is rough.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
jkane617Description
In each group of needles their are five. The roots of these needles are brown and have a scentless odor when plucked from the tree. The needles are green and have not been affected by the change of season.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
jkane617Description
The texture of the moss is dry like an unused sponge. The moss has a sea foam green coloring. There is also a weed like form of moss that is erected about an inch above the green moss. This brown moss has rigged edges.
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Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Observer
jkane617Description
The leaves are soft on the top side and rough on the bottom. The leaves edges are smooth with an alternating vein pattern. The branches of this plant resemble bamboo.
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Spindles (Genus Euonymus)Observer
jkane617Description
The leaves of this tree have smooth edges with an alternating vein formation. The flowers have orange berries inside and have a sweet, almost tangy scent to them. The bark of the tree is smooth and the tree is no bigger than 15 feet.
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American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)Observer
jkane617Description
The leave of this plant are narrow with a parallel vein structure. The edges of the leaf are smooth. The branches a d berries are a bright purple. The berries have a very bitter scent to them.
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
jkane617Description
This acorn is brown and scentless. The veins run parallel from the bottom to the tip. It is round and has a protective cap with a scale like pattern
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Spindles (Genus Euonymus)Observer
jkane617Description
The leaves edges are spiked. The texture of the leave is soft and scentless. The veins have an alternate pattern.
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Hostas (Genus Hosta)Observer
jkane617Description
The leafs edge is round and smooth. The texture of the leaf is soft. The veins of this leaf are in a parallel formation leading from the leafs stem to the point.
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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Observer
jkane617Description
The sycamore leaf has rigid points and a rough surface. The veins branch out in an alternate pattern. The branches are also accompanied by acorns.
