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European Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis)Observer
rfarley2Description
Long simple leaves. Stem is brown on the bottom and the leaves are attached oppositely to it. Veins of leaves going up vertically. White flowers. Look like cups. Attached at the base of the plant. Flowers are attached lower than the leaves. Possibly wild flower.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
rfarley2Description
Found among other types of grasses and leaf litter.
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
rfarley2Description
Wild flower. Pinnate green leaves. barely can see that its toothed. 3 leaves are attached at one stem . Those green 2 stems are attached to a bottom woody stem along with the flower. Bottom of the flower is green with white lines going up the flower vertically. leaf is covering flower (see picture).
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Eastern Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)Observer
rfarley2Description
Vines on a tree.
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)Observer
rfarley2Description
Opposite branching. Opposite leaves on branches.
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Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Observer
rfarley2Description
Redish brownish harder stem. Pinnate simple opposite leaves. 5 petals.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
rfarley2Description
Found a flowering one. Among leaf liter. Woods area near tennis court behind frat circle.
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Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)Observer
rfarley2Description
Palmate simple toothed leaves. Three small flowers on plant. Green leaves and stem. Has seed pods. Alternate leaves. Purple fuzzy bottoms to stem.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
rfarley2Description
Open grass area. Green stem. 5 purple petals. Veins going through petals. Petals start white with dark purple veins that goes to darker purple then light purple. Green stem. In open area near fraternity circle
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Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)Observer
rfarley2Description
Near a tree on campus. On college avenue. Brownish reddish stem. In despersal stage of reproduction. The seeds are brown with white fluffy stuff. Very common. Sepals are gone. Weed
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Large White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Three white petals on flower. Yellow center. Petals make flower look almost like a cup. Petals are separate from each other. Three larger green leaves just below the flower on the green stem. Leaves all come to a point. simple, pinnate leaves. Leaf litter all around area. Several other plants around. In reservation area. maybe 6 inches tall. Reproductive condition is in flower.
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Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies (Class Agaricomycetes)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing Location
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Wild Leek (Allium tricoccum)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Garlic onion smell when it's broken. Leaves are shiny/wet looking. Veins were straight lines. simple, not toothed, more oval shaped leaves. 5 or 6 leaves to a plant. green. growing just out of the ground. leaf litter around in reservation. a couple other plants are growing around it. No flowers
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Maples (Genus Acer)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Very young. Palmate simple leaves
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Elm Family (Family Ulmaceae)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Alternate pinnate simple toothed leaves. Young tree.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Missing Location
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Genus CalthaObserver
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Yellow flowers. Five or six petals. green stem, fuzzy, about 2-4 inches tall. didn't see any leaves. can clearly see the pollen. No inflorescence. all of this type of flower seemed to be in full bloom. appeared to be scattered through out area.
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False Mermaid (Floerkea proserpinacoides)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Wild flower. Not deep root. Has 2 buds on it. Five leaves on each separation from the stem. Compound, non toothed, skinny green leaves. Smooth stem. found along wooden pathway among several weeds. not flowering yet. about 3-5 inches tall.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Line through middle. Grass. Green. grows in patches among leaf litter and weeds. blades about 7-8 inches long. looked abundant through out reserve.
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Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
Wild flower. Abundant. Alternating buds. White petals. Pink lines through out. Yellow in middle. Soft stem. inflorescence raceme. around leaf litter and weeds. about 1-2 inches tall. petals are separate from each other. no leaves on flower at this point of its life. other buds not in flower
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
About to flower. green plant. 7 branch outs of the leafy part of it (lobed and palmate). each branched out part looks kind of like a heart. looks to be pinnate and toothed. appeared to be abundant around the reserve. not many other plants around it besides small weeds. leaf litter all around.
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
About to flower
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Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)Observer
rfarley2Place
Missing LocationDescription
About to flower
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Box Elder (Acer negundo)Observer
rfarley2Description
Two different kinds of leaves on plant. Don't remember if it was a tree or bush. Time is incorrect. It was collected earlier today around the time of the others.
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)Observer
rfarley2Description
Wild flower. Purple petals that fade to white with yellow middles. Light green stems. Opposite leaves on stem. Soft stem. Found close together in open grassy area with a couple of trees around.
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Bitter Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)Observer
rfarley2Description
Weed or flower. Found near tree. Yellow flower on top or pollen. Green stem with purple going up along it but on the hard side. Vertical lines going up stem. Compound, toothed leaves (alternate on one leaf). Alternate leaves on stem. Looks like palmate leaves but could be pinnate (simple). square stem. 6-7 inches tall. found in several places in park so abundance was scattered. In the stage of attempting to flower. not sure about inflorescence.
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Carolina Crane's-Bill (Geranium carolinianum)Observer
rfarley2Description
Couldn't see roots. Weed of some kind. Purple and green lobed leafs. Soft hairy stem. Found in cluster in grass area. Leafs on stem, opposite. Wasn't flowering. abundance: scattered. Reproductive condition unknown.
