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Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)Observer
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Very Invasive plant.
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Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Observer
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Fruit branching along stem on axils instead at end of stem which would indicate American Bittersweet.
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Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima)Observer
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The leaves on this tree do not have the longer arching teeth like the American variety. The buds are those of the Chinese Chestnut. The burs are shorter and thicker than the American Chestnut.
American Chestnut Foundation (n.d.) Chinese vs Amercian Chestnut http://www.acf.org/Tree_ID/chinamerover_02.php
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American Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)Observer
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Perennial. grows 5- to 10 ft tall. Has reddish stems at base. large oval toothless leaves. White flowers with greenish tint. Drooping purple like grapes fruit from late summer into fall
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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)Observer
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red clover is considered an alien species found in roadsides and fields through out the US
Alsike clover is also an alien species and grows in fields and roadsides across the country.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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(Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) with Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
