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Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)Observer
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Magnolia tree. Flowers.
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Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata)Observer
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Also known as Sakura. Can be found in Australia, Germany, China, UK, USA, and turkey. Can be used for culinary
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Perennial. Commonly known as goldfields. Can cover large fields in California.
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Fortune's Spindle (Euonymus fortunei)Observer
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Native to china. Highly destructive to our American elm
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Asters and Allies (Tribe Astereae)Observer
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Common European species of daisy. Herbaceous. Can be used for medicine.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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Small soft plant typically 1-10 cm tall. Provides shelter for other organisms. Protects the ground from eroding away.
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Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)Observer
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Actually a weed. Native to Eurasia and north and South America.
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Grasses (Family Poaceae)Observer
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Grass. Domestication of cereal crops. Building materials, providing forage, and food.
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Knotweeds, Smartweeds, and Waterpeppers (Genus Persicaria)Observer
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Perennial herb. strong odor
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Clearweed (Genus Pilea)Observer
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Found in Ohio mostly the western half of the state.
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Lesser Meadow Katydids (Genus Conocephalus)Observer
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Tend to live in low grass land, pastures, fields, meadows, and swamps. Feed day and night sleeping small amounts at night. They have long hind legs to spring forward to escape predators and have an exoskeleton.
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Slime Molds (Phylum Mycetozoa)Observer
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Decomposer. Commonly found in household.
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Harvestmen (Order Opiliones)Observer
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Found on every continent except Antarctica. Omnivorous creatures
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Ants (Family Formicidae)Observer
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Ant colonies. Hard workers. Found underground and on mud and grass pretty much everywhere.
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Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Observer
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Pollinate. There wouldn't be flowers or plants without bees. Found all over the US. Common in gardens and large areas of planted land.
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Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Observer
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Flowering plant. Grows as a shrub or tree. Found over most of the US.
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Bowl-and-doily Spider (Frontinella pyramitela)Observer
kenziekylieDescription
Makes webs and catches other insects in it to eat them. Live in woods and forests.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
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Decomposers. Invades root systems.
