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Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum sericeum)Observer
evanrandallPlace
Private
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Eastern American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus ssp. americanus)Observer
joedziewaDescription
When I stepped out into the dark, I felt a soft lump. No shoes were involved. We both survived without serious injury. Toad moved to opposite side of doorway. I apologized. I feel tolerated, but not accepted and will never be sure if I've been forgiven. That is fair. Be well, Toad.
There was a toad at the door the previous night as well, maybe the same?
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Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Jackson Park Chicago Cook County IL April 2013 Week #16 Jeff Skrentny IMG_0789
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Sandpaper Oak (Quercus vaseyana)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Garner State Park
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Sandpaper Oak (Quercus vaseyana)Observer
joshua_txDescription
Lost Maples State Natural Area, East Loop. This is around the eastern limit of this species' range.
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Narrow-leaved Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)Observer
jonathanschnurr
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Snow Flies (Genus Chionea)Observer
evanrandallDescription
first observation for this genus in Cook County? Sadly, I didn't bring my iPhone macro lens this day.
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Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata)Observer
dziomberDescription
In a high quality floodplain flatwoods with an understory dominated by spicebush
Nearly 4ft dbh
Based on habitat and size, I think this could be a naturally occurring plant. At the very least, it could easily be a pre-modern-settlement tree
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Cinquefoil Rust (Phragmidium potentillae)Observer
evanrandallDescription
appears to be an orange rust on a cinquefoil (potentilla sp.)
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Grey Cross Spider (Larinioides sclopetarius)Observer
evanrandallDescription
climbing the gas pump at dusk, toward a once or future web in the bright lights above?
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Needle-tipped Blue-Eyed-Grass (Sisyrinchium mucronatum)Observer
evanrandallDescription
Site: hilltop, 10-15 feet from the edge of a forest, located in dry grassland on a powerline right of way. This site gets late afternoon sun in the summer from NW. Shaded from most direct sunlight to the SE by an oak-hickory forest.
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Buckeyes and Horse-Chestnuts (Genus Aesculus)Observer
mayaichDescription
Several plants in an area with abundant red Buckeye. Corrections welcome.
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Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica)Observer
lincolndureyDescription
Heritage Park & Silver Comet: https://www.inaturalist.org/calendar/lincolndurey/2023/4/2
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Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)Observer
evanrandallDescription
Downy hairs on stems and leaves. Leaf tips apiculate. Last photo shows plant’s habitat, emerging at the base of a wall along the north side of an alley and flowering from underneath the pod of a Kentucky Coffeetree. The growth seems most vigorous against surfaces that hold warmth, including the wall, the concrete, and the dark-colored seed pod.
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Eastern Pricklypear Complex (Complex Opuntia humifusa)Observer
charlieDescription
Tiny pads
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Jack-in-the-Pulpits (Complex Arisaema triphyllum)Observer
thoscoleDescription
Trailside in the battlefield near Noses Creek.
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Eastern Pricklypear Complex (Complex Opuntia humifusa)Observer
flutterbyflutterby
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Aesculus × mutabilisObserver
tnuhmeDescription
Added more photos of flowers, closer up 3/22/23
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Aesculus × mutabilisObserver
thoscoleDescription
On a moist floodplain trail in the CRNRA.
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Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)Observer
randyshonkwilerDescription
Comparison shots with Lesser Scaup, which is on left in 1st two shots, in front on 3rd and right on last.
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Puncture Vine (Tribulus terrestris)Observer
dennis_nybergDescription
Opposite, pinnate leaves
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Large Yellow Lady's-Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
30 flowers, 13, and maybe as many as 30 more non-flowering plants, but hard to count from distance we were required to maintain
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Small Green Wood Orchid (Platanthera clavellata)Observer
dziomberDescription
A little early perhaps
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Yellow Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes ochroleuca)Observer
elfaulknerDescription
Why won't these behave? Obvious leaves at flowering time, but strong scent and creamy flowers.
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Greater Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)Observer
missgreenDescription
Buttonbush fruit for scale
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Columbian Watermeal (Wolffia columbiana)Observer
dennis_nybergDescription
The little ones
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Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana)Observer
skrentnyjeffDescription
Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) Montrose Dunes Chicago Cook County IL January 2019 Week #3 Jeff Skrentny IMG_4848
Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana) Montrose Dunes Chicago Cook County IL January 2019 Week #3 Jeff Skrentny IMG_4849
