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Liriope (Liriope muscari)Observer
geonaturaDescription
Rock Creek Piney Branch Specimen again.
Wild, just downhill from trail.
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Chinese Hackberry (Celtis sinensis)Observer
geonaturaDescription
I’m stumped by this. Leaves seem too large for Spirea. Alternate not opposite which rules out viburnums and mock oranges. Do you know @katy_swiere? I was with you at Piney Branch.
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Synchronous Firefly (Photinus carolinus)Observer
drkilmerDescription
(Photinus carolinus) Big Run Road, Garrett County, Maryland. July 14, 2023. At UV light.
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Marsh Imp (Pyractomena lucifera)Observer
aaronrDescription
8mm, a 0.3 second yellow flash with 4 second intervals. swamp/marsh with lots of cattails.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
frank880Description
Observed on dead tree branch
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Round-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica americana)Observer
margaritanoirDescription
Rock Creek Park, Washington DC. I've intentionally enlarged the circle to obscure the exact location—this is the only hepatica plant I've found in the park.
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Citrine Forktail (Ischnura hastata)Observer
benjesupDescription
Citrine forktail; Huntley Meadows; 9/8/18
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Swamp Darner (Epiaeschna heros)Observer
benjesupDescription
Swamp darner; Huntley Meadows; 6/6/21
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Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)Observer
benjesupDescription
Black saddlebags, female; Huntley Meadows; 9/7/14
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Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)Observer
rekursivPlace
Rock Creek Park, Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States (Google, OSM)
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Moonseed (Menispermum canadense)Observer
claxicoDescription
This is in winter so there are no leaves. The leaf nodes are distinctive. This dark green vine was tightly wrapped around several tree trunks, digging into the trunk and creating grooves where the vine was girdling the tree. A young Chocolate vine is our best guess at what this is, after ruling out all the other typical and familiar invasive vines.
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Observer
bruzzoneDescription
Behavioral note: individual could freely travel upwards and downwards on vertical surfaces with head above feet, unlike many woodpeckers that fly down then climb back up
