Observations by ns57224p

This plant is found growing in wetland habitats and also around and in water. It has opposite leaf patterns. Its leaves are toothed/lobed. It contains lots of water in it’s stem which makes it feel like rubber. It is also a good remedy for poison ivy at initial contact with the vine.

This mid size tree in native to northeastern US. It has opposite leaf patterns. It’s leaves serrated and a little more round than black birch leaves. It’s stem is golden in color with small stripes. As it matures it’s stem starts to flak in a curling array. I

This tree is native to the northeast. It is found growing in the forest. It has a dark grey stem with small light stripes on it. It has alternating leaf patterns and it’s leaves are toothed all around. As the tree matures it’s stem begins to crack.

This plant is a type of weed. It has lacerated leaves. It grows low to the ground but it contains a yellow with more than 20 petals that grows tall and erect. This weed is found on lawns, forrest edges and other places with high light levels.

This plant is native to eastern US. It has huge wide leaves that grow in a circular array. It is found growing in wetland habitats especially around moving water such as streams. When it snows and all plants are covered in snow, skunk cabbage is found uncovered in snow because it has a fast metabolic rate that produces heat, melting the snow around it.

This is an invasive species. It is a shrub with small leaves that usually grows in the forest or peoples lawns. It has an alternate leaf arrangement. Each leaf is made of 3 small, smooth and round leaflets. The leafs are usually green but turn purple in the fall. Each leaf is accompanied with a skinny sharp thorn.

It is a perennial plant, usually found growing in lawns, gardens and fields. It's leaves are divided into three heart shaped leaflets folded at the center. Leaves grow alternatively. It grows in clusters and it contains 5 petaled yellow flowers.

Big tree that has it's branches bending downward. It is a non native species. It has shaggy bark with opposite branching patterns. The leaves are thin and small. The leaves grow in a spiraling alternating pattern.

This maple species is usually found growing in the north east. They are small trees that are shade tolerant. The bark has small strips on it. It has opposite branching patterns. The leaves are big with three points in the front and rounded at the base.

Perennial plant native at eastern US. They grow in a dense cluster in and near edges of the forrest. It has opposite leave pattern. Leaves are egg shaped and serrated with about 12 teeth on each side. It contains small white flowers that grow in clusters.

This species of plant is an invasive weed. It usually grows on the edges meadows. Its leaves are shaped like a lance. The middle of the leaves is the widest part. Veins on the leaves run parallel. It contains a silky flower stem that contain many tiny little flowers.