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Common Box (Buxus sempervirens)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Small green oval shaped leaves
Leaves smooth and think
Bunched along a long skinny twisting branch
Tree growing within the branches of other trees
Medium height, not tall
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Lindens, Basswoods, and Lime Trees (Genus Tilia)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Large spade shaped leaves
Thin and ridged on each edge
Tall tree with thick trunk
Bark rough and "cracked" with ridges
Wide long branches with few leaves, leaves turning yellow
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Comfrey (Genus Symphytum)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Very low to the ground
Green rounded leaves
Slightly rough texture
Growing in bunches covering the ground below a group of trees
Leaves are smooth edged, no ridges
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Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Long oval leaves
Smooth, almost waxy
Green in December
Tall skinny branches
Medium height, not low and not high
Leaves grow in bunches on ends of branches
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Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Thick rounded fungi
Brown on one side
White squishy ribbed on other side
Dried out
Growing off of fallen log
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Birch Polypore (Fomitopsis betulina)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Thick round fungi
Brown and white in color
Firm on top
Squishier on bottom
Growing on side of tree
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Candlesnuff Fungus (Xylaria hypoxylon)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Small white fungi
Pointed thin spikes
Hard and fragile
Growing on fallen log
Almost silver in color
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Common Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Small brown bugs
Hard shell
Soft grey underbelly
At least 6 legs on each side
Long antennae
Crawling in damp dark dirt
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Brown feathers and some with green heads
Orange feet
Yellow beaks
Washing feathers in small pond
Some white and black patches on body feathers
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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Tall thick stalks
Rough, lobed leaves
Large purple flowers with white centers
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Chamomiles, Yarrows, and Allies (Tribe Anthemideae)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
low growing plant
small white flowers
yellow centers
growing in patches in a field
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Common Liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Small green leaves growing in bunches between stones in cobbled bridge.
Curved edges with small circular growths in the center of some leaves.
Only growing in low-traffic spots
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Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Purple flowering plant
Growing in bunches scattered across open field
Low to the ground
Small purple flowering petals growing up in cone shapes
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Hairy Curtain Crust (Stereum hirsutum)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Growing on fallen log
Warped edge semi-circles
Grey/green color fading into an orange/brown on the edges
Equally scattered on top of log
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Goat Willow (Salix caprea)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Tree with fairly low branches
Leaves circular and smooth on tops but fuzzy with tiny hairs on bottoms, alternating
Bark is rough with ridges
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White Bryony (Bryonia cretica)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Vine of some kind
Rough, almost bumpy leaves
Alternating, with prickles or "hairs" on the stem as well
Round red berry/fruits
Small white flowers growing along the vine
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European Barberry (Berberis vulgaris)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Shrub-like with oval leaves and pointy edges.
Very small yellow/orange bean-shaped berries grow in between the leaves.
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Conifers (Order Pinales)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Green needles bunched on branches with cones hanging on ends of branches.
Cones not fully matured, still a bit green
Needles have a hard, waxy texture
Bottom of the trunk is bare and the bark is ridged and broken, as if peeling off.
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Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Thin trunk, sparse leaves with thin serrated edges
Round indigo/blue berries growing at ends of branches
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Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Shrub-like with thick coverage of leaves
Thorns and tiny red berries in bunches
Small bunched leaves as well
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Field Maple (Acer campestre)Observer
natvailwebbDescription
Five-pronged green leaves
Red/pink dots growing on some leaves
"Helicopter" seed pods in bunches on ends of branches