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Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
A shrub with sweet white flowers shaped like clown's buttons.
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Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Large white hibiscus flower without halberd leaves.
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Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Large sunflower with large leaves.
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Purple False Foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
large purple flower with spots on plant with very narrow leaves
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Citronella Horse Balm (Collinsonia canadensis)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Large mint with light yellow flowers smelling of citronella
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Honey-vine Climbing Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
small white flowers on vine with heart-shaped leaves and milky juice.
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Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Small Butterfly with white and orange spots.
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Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Blue hairy composite flower that looks like an Ageratum.
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Mint Family (Family Lamiaceae)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Pink flowered mint in floodplain.
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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Very tall plant with red-purple flowers.
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Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Yellow flowered composite with prominent wings on stem.
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Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
A plant with white flowers and leaves with petioles.
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Ditch Stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Flowers resemble stonecrop flowers but leaves are not succulent.
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Wood Nettle (Laportea canadensis)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Green flowers on plant with stinging hairs. Leaves are alternate.
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Allegheny Monkeyflower (Mimulus ringens)Observer
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Missing DateDescription
Blue flower in wet lands
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Spiny Amaranth (Amaranthus spinosus)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Spiny plant with flowers lacking
petals.
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American Water-Willow (Justicia americana)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
pink or purple flower on this common wetland plant member of acanthus family.
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Halberd-leaf Rosemallow (Hibiscus laevis)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Pink flowered Hibiscus with halberd leaves.
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Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
This purple flower is growing on shore of James River on an island near the south bank above boulevard Bridge. This plant can be a dangerous invasive weed.
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Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Growing on shore of James River in several places.
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Virginia Dayflower (Commelina virginica)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
Growing on shore of James River in several places.
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Bear's Foot (Smallanthus uvedalia)Observer
jernestwilsonDescription
growing along Southern railroad tracks.
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