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What

Common Cowparsnip (Heracleum maximum)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. 60 cm in height at observation. Leaves 3-parted, deeply toothed, hariy, measuring approximately 20 cm long by 20 cm wide. Basal leaf like spread at time of observation. Leaves with palmate venation, deeply lobed, toothed, sheathing petiole. Stems hollow.

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Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 45 cm in height at observation, single erect stem. Leaves opposite, short stem, 13 cm long, eliptical, large reddish central vein. Sap milky.

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What

Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 20 cm in height; stem covered in fine white hairs. Leaves opposite, simple, lance-like although not particularly narrow, sharp pointed. Light blue-purple flower, 5-parted with lobes spreading and fused forming a tube at the base of the flower.

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What

Bluntleaf Sandwort (Moehringia lateriflora)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 10 cm in height. Very slender stems with opposite leaves, eliptical, entire ranging from 1.5 to 3.5 cm in length. Flowers with 5 sepals and petals, 10 stamens, 3 styles. Usually in a small cyme-like cluster of 3 flowers.

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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 30 cm in height. Leaves palmately divided; upper leaves 3-lobed coarsely toothed, opposite. 5-parted although 10 stamens with yellow anthers.

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Atlantic Camas (Camassia scilloides)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 30 cm flower spike. Light blue star shaped flower with 6 tepals, 6 stamens with yellow anthers, one style.. Leaves basal, parallel veins, spreading.

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What

Balsam Ragwort (Packera paupercula)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. Erect, 45 cm. Upper leaves toothed, 3-parted; basal leaves may be two times parted. Flowers yellow, 5-parted arranged in an umbel; individual flowers (umbellets) of varying height.

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Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. Erect, 30 cm. Upper leaves toothed, 3-parted; basal leaves may be two times parted. Flowers yellow, 5-parted arranged in an umbel; individual flowers (umbellets) of varying height.

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Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. Erect, 20 cm. Leaves toothed, pinnately divided. Flowers white to pinkish, 5-parted with stamens and style noticably longer than petals. Individual flowers arranged in hairy cluster.

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Star-flowered Lily-of-the-Valley (Maianthemum stellatum)

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Date

May 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. Erect to arching over - 30 cm to 100 cm in height. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, no stalk but not clasping. 6-parted flower white, in a branched terminal inflorescence, short stalk.

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What

Field Penny-Cress (Thlaspi arvense)

Observer

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Tall (30 cm), multiple spikes with leaves alternate. Looking down on the plant, the arrangement can look almost whorled. Basal leaves oblong, stem leaves lance-like, toothed margin, clasping stem. Inflorescence dense cluster of stalked flowers. White flowers very small, 4-parted. 6 Stamens; 4 long, 2 short. Pistil fused, ovary superior.

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What

Eastern Shooting Star (Primula meadia)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Long oblong basal rosette, leaves (up to 23 cm) with reddish stems. Long flower stalk (20 cm) with nodding umbel of flowers. 5-parted - flowers with 5 petals facing backward and upward.

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White Bear Sedge (Carex albursina)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Long (15 to 20 cm), flat, wide (2 to 3 cm) bluish-green basal leaves; alternate leaves shorter (17 cm) and norrower (1 cm). Culms upwards of 30 cm in length terminating in up to several inflorescences (spikelets); leafy bract exceeding spikelet in length.

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What

Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Black ringed green sterile stem. Whorled branches just below rings. Height 10 to 15 cm at observation.BH16

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What

Mock Strawberry (Potentilla indica)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Low basal rosette, long stems 5-parted leaves, deeply pinnate. Stems creeping, reaching in excess of 30 cm in length ranging 15 to 20 cm in height. Yellow flower, 5 sepals and petals (sepals opposite petals), numerous stamens and styles., 1.5 cm wide.

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What

American Black Currant (Ribes americanum)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Shrub. Low, arching, up to 1 meter in height. Leaves alternate, palmately lobed, and irregularly toothed. Stems reddish-brown to grey, with new shoots greenish. Flowers in racemes of 5+ flowers, 5 small whiteish petals (1 cm dia.), 5 stamens.

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What

Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Observer

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. 30 cm to 40 cm in overall height. One (possibly two) large trifolate leaves (leaflet length variable; 15 to 18 cm) on long petioles that can be twice the height of the peduncle. Spathe wraps around spadix at base continuing upward, opening up and then forming a "hood" over the spadix. Flower about 9 cm in height.

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Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Tree/shrub. Small multi-stem tree/shrub. Flowers in raceme 10-15 cm long. Leaves oval with serated margin, possible reddish tinge.

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What

Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans)

Observer

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Date

May 7, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Blue 5-part flower (2 cm wide), 5 sepals, 3 stigmas, 3-part style. Loose cluster of four or five buds. Leaves alternately, pinnately divided. 30 cm in height at time of observation.

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What

Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Observer

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Date

April 30, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Light green leaves, up to 30 cm, simple, basal. Flower at base of stem, hood-like purple spath, appearing before leaves.

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What

Bitter Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris)

Observer

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Date

April 30, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Arising from rosette, squarish green to purplish stem. Leaf clasping, more oval at base, becoming triangular, toothed and lobed near top. Flower yellow, 4 petals in a crowded cluster.

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What

Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

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Date

April 30, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Rosette, leaves light green, pinnately divided. Coarse hairs on leaves.

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What

Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

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Date

April 30, 2015

Description

Herbaceaous. Oblong leave, light green covered with thick hairs. Leaves ranging in size up to about 12 cm. at time of observation.

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What

Swamp White Oak (Quercus bicolor)

Observer

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Date

April 28, 2015

Description

Tree. Light grey thick bark; heavily ridged. Stems almost contorted, dead looking. Multiple terminal buds although if terminal buds fail, side buds will develop; alternate except terminal.

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What

Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

Observer

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Date

April 28, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Stems reddish; 5 to 8 cm with 3-prted, toothed leaves. White 5-petal flowers on separate stem - up to several flowers per stem which is taller than leaves. Flowers approximately 2 cm across.

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Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)

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Date

April 28, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Basal rosette; sterms 5 to 8 cm long. Young leaves about 3 cm long; coursely toothed.

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What

Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)

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Date

April 28, 2015

Description

Tree. 10+ meters in height. Multi-stemmed trunk with grayish/brown bark. Lenticils horizontal and elongated.. Leaves opposite.

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What

Bristly Buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus)

Observer

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Date

April 21, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Basal leaves and stems almost rosette-like. Leaves three per stem; terminal leaf larger. Single flowers on stem, 5 yellow petals, numerous yellow stamens.

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What

Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Observer

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Date

April 17, 2015

Description

Shrub-like. Canes arching toward ground; brown and covered with small straight prickles. Alternate compound leaves

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What

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Observer

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Date

April 17, 2015

Description

Herbaceous. Leaves up to 13cm, long slender, mostly lobed. Rosette. Central tap root.
Herbaceous. Leaves up to 13cm, long slender, mostly lobed. Rosette. Central tap root.

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