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Apple (Malus domestica)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Dark brown-black bark on branches that protrude from a fairly small stump. The tree has green moss on it, and when in Blume has bright green leaves.
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Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Very small narrow leaves that protrude off of small branches. The shape is similar to a bush shape, and is a sage green.
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Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Very large, bright red berries with persistent sepals. Has a thorny branch, with relatively smaller leaves. The berries are smooth in texture
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Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Long narrow leaves sprouting from a single point of the bush. The leaves are a light green, fading to light brown color, with a rough texture. Smells of lemon.
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Terracotta Gazania (Gazania krebsiana)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Bright yellow-orange flower, with a darker orange center. Slightly long stem connecting the flower to the shrub. The leaves are light green, long, and banana-shaped
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Blue green in color, the leaves have a waxy coating on them. When in bloom, the flowers are small and white, and grow in flat topped clusters.
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Subgenus EsulaObserver
sophiegabrielDescription
Shrub with long protruding leaves that hang down. The leaves are a sage color, with the center of the shrub being lime-green. The stock of the shrub is relatively mid-sized, with a robust amount of leaves coming off of it.
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Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Palmately compound leaves, arranged in a basil rosette. Small hair follicles on the stem, with a smooth leaf.
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Slimy Spike (Gomphidius glutinosus)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Large, robust, white stem that is only a bit smaller in circumference than the top of the mushroom. Top of the mushroom has marks of discoloring, black and dark brown spots and cracks are present. Less slimy to the touch than most mushrooms.
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European Wild Apple (Malus sylvestris)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Has small berry-shaped apples. The leaves are large and a deep green color when in blume. The branches are a dark brown color.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Large deep green leaves, that come to a relative point of the shrub. The leaves have a very smooth waxy finish, that repels water droplets.
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Nippleworts (Genus Lapsana)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
very small leafs, with small stems. The plant is sprouting on the ground, but does not possess shape like a shrub would. The leaves are in sporadic clusters. It is a light green color.
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Honey Mushroom (Armillaria mellea)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Slimy top of the mushroom that is a marbled dark brown, with black accents. The underneath is a dirty pale brown, with many gills.
Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
very small, dainty mushrooms. White and translucent in color, with a ring of off white-yellow on the top. These mushrooms are smooth in texture
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Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Extremely small mushroom that was growing right from the twig. The entire mushroom is a white translucent color, and has a short stout stem. It appears to be slimy, and has large ridges on top of it.
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Shelf Fungi (Order Polyporales)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Shelf fungi that has been removed from the tree, and the remnants are now rotting.The color is an off white color, that posses the texture of snow or cotton.
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Buttercups (Genus Ranunculus)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Very small leaves, that resemble cilantro. A bright green color, and grows very close to the ground. The leaves are rigid on the size, and when in season has very small flowers.
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Referring to the bottom section of moss. Small tuffs of little leaf looking bundles. It is a light green, with darker green accents.
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Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Dark green leaves with vanes on them in a darker brown color. The stem is a hefty dark brown that is sturdy. Growing from the ground, in a tree formation.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
A climbing vine that has leaves and stems of a dark green color. The leaves have a waxy finish on them, and are considerably larger in size.
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Douglas' Neckera Moss (Neckera douglasii)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
very small leaf-like structured particles. Appears to be glittering when in the son, due to the mass amount of small fuzzy particles.
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Tiny, flat, sale-like needles that grow in alternating pairs, tightly pressed to the stem forming spray-like branches. Very small cones, under 1 inch long. Stringy bark that can be pulled off in long strips.
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Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Less than a centimeter in length, this bug is light grey, with white undertones. It has two feelers, and was found sitting atop wood. Has scale-like exoskeleton.
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Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs, and Allies (Superfamily Pentatomoidea)Observer
sophiegabrielDescription
Dark black insect, with white and light grey patterns on its shell. Has six legs, and two feelers. Was found on a cider stump, eating away at the bark.