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Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)Observer
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Right next to trail.
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Sheep Laurel (Kalmia angustifolia)Observer
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Open area north of trail. Easy to see from trail.
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Pink Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium acaule)Observer
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Near beginning of trail to Habitat Observation Point.
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Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)Observer
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Side of trail, near bottom of small hill, as approach water.
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Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)Observer
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Edge of cut trail through field of tall grass and other plants.
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Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)Observer
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Blossoming now - previous weekend they were close but not quite blossoming.
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Robin's-Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)Observer
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Alongside cut trail through field of tall grass and other plants.
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Hairy Solomon's-Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)Observer
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On trail between Bruce Clements Memorial and Chicopee Row.
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Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis)Observer
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Southwestern part of Groton Hills Conservation Area.
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American Beaver (Castor canadensis)Observer
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One of two beavers attending to a small dam, and the dam.
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Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)Observer
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Quite a few red columbines out in the open, near some blossoming strawberries and bluets - beautiful little natural garden on a small hill.
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Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa)Observer
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Strawberries on the side of the trail in an area that was harvested (extensive brush cutting) this spring.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
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Otter slide? Turtle highway? There is water on both sides of the trail, and both sides have smooth "trails" descending into the water. This is the one on the east side of the trail. It is about one foot wide.
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Plums, Cherries, and Allies (Genus Prunus)Observer
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Flowering tree, leaning over trail
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Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)Observer
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Hairy woodpecker heard "pik"ing. Observed climbing up white pine on one side of trail. By the time I got the camera ready, it had flown over to other side of trail onto this defoliated tree, difficult to resolve in photo.
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Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)Observer
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Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) on rocky terrain, right next to Boombox Trail, Groton, MA USA. No others sighted on this several-mile trail run (but I was running on wet, rocky terrain and had to watch my feet).
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Wood Anemone (Anemonoides quinquefolia)Observer
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Small plant with singular white flower, on rocky terrain, Boombox Trail, Groton, MA USA. Wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)?
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Wood Anemone (Anemonoides quinquefolia)Observer
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Small plant with singular white flower, on rocky terrain, Boombox Trail, Groton, MA USA. Wood anemone (Anemone quinquefolia)? There were 3-4 flowers blooming in this small patch. This was not far from a columbine.
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Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense)Observer
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Small plant with spikes, almost ready to blossom. Common in Groton, MA USA.
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Ferns (Class Polypodiopsida)Observer
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Ferns ready to open, on Secret Squirrel Trail, Groton, MA USA, not far from Rocky Hill Rd.
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Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)Observer
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Flowering bluets (Houstonia caerulea ?) on Secret Squirrel Trail, Groton, MA USA.
