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What

Northern Harrier (Circus hudsonius)

Observer

dmoneyblah

Date

February 18, 2024 04:57 PM EST

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What

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Date

September 22, 2002 11:11 AM EDT

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What

Common Tuberous Grasspink (Calopogon tuberosus var. tuberosus)

Date

July 8, 2001 10:26 AM EDT

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Observer

eiocat

Date

January 9, 2024 12:37 PM EST

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What

American Mink (Neogale vison)

Date

August 13, 2011 02:21 PM EDT

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Observer

janetwright

Date

December 2023

Description

Wet prairie, pH6. Leaf 3.0 x 1.6mm.

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Observer

janetwright

Date

December 15, 2023 11:18 AM EST

Description

Liiverwort with very ephemeral sporophytes

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What

Lesser Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes)

Date

July 22, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

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What

Shaggy-fringe Lichen (Anaptychia palmulata)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

November 2023

Description

All photos - hydrated thallus (3-inches of rain last night, thankfully ending the drought)

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What

Shining Firmoss (Huperzia lucidula)

Observer

highyak

Date

November 2023

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Observer

mjpapay

Date

October 19, 2023 08:23 AM EDT

Description

Observation is for the yellow spheres of fungus dotting the surface of Flavoparmelia caperata.

Sections of the surface of the host lichen have been whitened , the white medulla exposed, presumably by the deleterious influence of Burgella flavoparmeliae.

Reference: Flora of Lichenicolous Fungi, 2022, pages 56-57.

The Flavoparmelia caperata was growing on a large Loblolly Pine, Pinus taeda, on the west side of the Sandhills Garden.

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What

Hen of the Woods (Grifola frondosa)

Observer

esoojins

Date

October 24, 2023 04:50 PM EDT

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What

Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus)

Observer

lycophyte

Date

October 2023

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What

Rock Shingle Lichen (Vahliella leucophaea)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

October 2023

Description

On a northeast facing rock, on the shaded margin of the Haw River.

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What

Seductive Entodon Moss (Entodon seductrix)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

October 2023

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What

Spotted Coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata)

Observer

birdleaves

Date

August 24, 2023 01:55 PM EDT

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What

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

August 25, 2023 04:22 PM EDT

Description

voucher 1143

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What

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Observer

janetwright

Date

February 26, 2010 06:45 AM CST

Description

Documenting an old observation. Flock of swallows resting on dock

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What

Prairie Wedge Grass (Sphenopholis obtusata)

Observer

danielatha

Date

June 29, 2023 01:45 PM EDT

Description

Plant collected by Atha and Butter number 16313. Dried specimen identified by Dennis Magee, July 2023.

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What

Chicken Turtle (Deirochelys reticularia)

Observer

janetwright

Date

August 19, 2023 06:32 AM CDT

Description

Turtle was on edge of road above ditch. Many carapace scales were sloughed off. When I reached for it, it rolled down the bank into the ditch. I waited to make sure it could right itself.

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What

Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

August 16, 2023 10:31 AM EDT

Description

voucher 1106

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What

Pale-spiked Lobelia (Lobelia spicata)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

August 14, 2023 07:02 PM EDT

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What

Clasping Milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis)

Observer

devoncummings

Date

July 2023

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What

Blackthread Lichen (Placynthium nigrum)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

August 2023

Description

Rocky River.

ILLUMINATION AT LAST!

Placynthium nigrum forms a continuous black coat, its prothallus, where the rock is regularly (more frequently than the upper section of the rock) inundated by river water.

And, it can produce its black-rimmed, black-disc apothecia from the black prothallus in the absence of the muddy-green scaly thallus that grows atop the prothallus!

In this observation, the black prothallus is being overgrown by the thallus of muddy green color where the period of inundation is longer (lower down the rock). This results in the black apothecia left to protrude amongst the scales of the muddy-green thallus.

It has been a long road for me to sort out this species of lichen.

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What

Elbowpatch Crust (Fomitiporia punctata)

Observer

kfendrich

Date

August 7, 2023 06:36 PM EDT

Description

Growing on Hemlock, near water

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What

Canada Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

August 2, 2023 02:16 PM EDT

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What

Chrome-footed Bolete (Harrya chromipes)

Observer

byule66

Date

July 28, 2023 01:11 PM EDT

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What

Red-Headed Yellow Dust Amanita (Amanita erythrocephala)

Observer

eiocat

Date

July 23, 2023 11:29 AM EDT

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What

Culver's Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

July 2023

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What

Brittlegills (Genus Russula)

Observer

highyak

Date

July 6, 2023 10:37 AM EDT

Description

<2’ from ghost pipe

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What

Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

June 2023

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What

Purple Milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

June 2023

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What

Laceshrub (Neillia incisa)

Observer

u_s

Date

June 22, 2023 11:19 AM EDT

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What

Striped Lynx Spider (Oxyopes salticus)

Observer

swampchicken

Date

June 22, 2023 12:55 PM EDT

Description

For the spider

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What

Virginia Snakeroot (Aristolochia serpentaria)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

June 2023

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What

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)

Observer

highyak

Date

May 31, 2023 04:35 PM EDT

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What

Small Sundrops (Oenothera perennis)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 31, 2023 02:23 PM EDT

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What

Robin's-Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

May 27, 2023 11:48 AM EDT

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What

Bog Stitchwort (Stellaria alsine)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

May 23, 2023 05:07 PM EDT

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What

Tufted Loosestrife (Lysimachia thyrsiflora)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 22, 2023 07:07 PM EDT

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What

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)

Observer

dcdragonfly811

Date

May 2023

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What

Palm Violet (Viola palmata)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 17, 2023 05:48 PM EDT

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What

Canadian Lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

May 17, 2023 03:35 PM EDT

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What

Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 16, 2023 05:39 PM EDT

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What

Hawthorns (Genus Crataegus)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 10, 2023 01:26 PM EDT

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Observer

devoncummings

Date

May 1, 2023 02:09 PM EDT

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What

Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)

Observer

karalyn

Date

May 5, 2023 07:09 AM EDT

Description

Flock of 16 feeding on dandelion seeds

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What

Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)

Observer

karalyn

Date

May 5, 2023 08:11 AM EDT

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What

Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

Observer

highyak

Date

May 3, 2023 03:04 PM EDT

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What

Wild Pink (Silene caroliniana)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

May 2023

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Observer

mjpapay

Date

April 2023

Description

On a boulder in the channel of the Haw River, where it is submerged during high waters.

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What

Immigrant Pavement Ant (Tetramorium immigrans)

Observer

michaeljoseph89

Date

April 2023

Place

Private

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What

Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes praecox)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

April 2023

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What

Powdery Axil-bristle Lichen (Myelochroa aurulenta)

Observer

zihaowang

Date

November 5, 2022 01:33 PM EDT

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What

Common Apple-Moss (Bartramia pomiformis)

Observer

bmeade00

Date

March 24, 2021 01:35 PM EDT

Description

Photographed with 330nm UV light

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What

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

March 30, 2023 07:58 AM EDT

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What

Fringed Moon Lichen (Sticta beauvoisii)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

March 2023

Description

  • white cyphellae (craters) on lower surface
  • profusely isidiate margin of lobes
  • as with most Sticta species, imparts the odor of fish when gently touched (best done after lunch unless you are eating fish or relish said aroma).

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What

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Observer

highyak

Date

March 9, 2023 12:00 PM EST

Description

Had orange chest, picking frogs out of the vernal pool

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What

Coral Fungi (Genus Ramaria)

Observer

mnold1

Date

July 22, 2021 04:32 PM EDT

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What

American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

March 7, 2023 02:03 PM EST

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Observer

mjpapay

Date

February 2023

Description

An orange, granular (?) life form overwhelming wood and mosses, but not the lichens.

I am not sure whether it is an algae or a fungus.

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Observer

mjpapay

Date

February 2023

Description

The chestnut-colored brain-like objects sprouting from the lichen Parmotrema reticulatum are the spore-bearing bodies of the lichenocolous fungus Tremella parmeliarum.

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What

Yellow Water-Crowfoot (Ranunculus flabellaris)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

December 30, 2022 12:31 PM EST

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Observer

mjpapay

Date

February 2023

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What

Ciliate Wreath Lichen (Phaeophyscia ciliata)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

February 2023

Description

When it occurs on bark, Phaeophyscia ciliata seems almost always to be accompanied by Xanthomendoza hasseana. Their green and gold is a most satisfactory combination.

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What

Variable Wrinkle-Lichen (Tuckermanopsis orbata)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

January 2023

Description

Another lichen rescued from the forest floor where it had fallen, wherefrom I attached it to this twig of a live Dogwood, Cornus florida. The glob of silicone is evident below the lichen. The silicon does not appear to do it any harm, as there is no die-back at the point of contact, and the lichen is thriving.

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What

Common Antler Lichen (Pseudevernia consocians)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

January 2023

Description

Saved from the forest floor on a previous occasion, and attached to this stem of a Dogwood, Cornus florida, and has since thrived, apparently.

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What

Algal Haircap Moss (Pogonatum pensilvanicum)

Date

December 18, 2022 01:00 PM EST

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What

Ontario Rhodobryum Moss (Rhodobryum ontariense)

Observer

amiddlb

Date

January 1, 2023

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What

Boreal Combfoot (Steatoda borealis)

Observer

jackiepoo

Date

January 6, 2023 04:22 PM EST

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What

Stag's-horn Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum)

Observer

healthyyards

Date

March 7, 2020 04:39 PM EST

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What

Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Observer

mollyhickey

Date

July 27, 2022 02:32 PM EDT

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Observer

wildmoss

Date

January 2022

Description

Iron-oxidizing bacteria

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What

Crisped Pincushion (Ulota crispa)

Observer

yayemaster

Date

August 1, 2020 01:19 PM EDT

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What

Arrowhead Rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis)

Observer

michaelgambino

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What

Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing (Leucochrysa pavida)

Observer

ccantley

Date

December 9, 2022 03:56 PM EST

Description

The best photos I could get with my camera. I was searching the trunk of this White Pine when I noticed these moving. I thought I was mistaken until I touched one. Really neat creature.

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What

Lichen-carrying Green Lacewing (Leucochrysa pavida)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

December 2022

Description

Thanks to Chuck Cantley for brining this species to my attention by his observation, and thus solving the mystery of little lichen limpets on trees. Of course they only look like a limpet, sort of, but are in fact a Lacewing insect with a hood that it has constructed from bits of lichen.

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What

Bottle Gentian (Gentiana clausa)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

September 26, 2022 12:25 PM EDT

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What

Bog Bedstraw (Galium labradoricum)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

October 26, 2022 10:12 AM EDT

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What

Gold Specklebelly Lichen (Crocodia aurata)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

November 2022

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What

False Hop Sedge (Carex lupuliformis)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

November 19, 2022 03:01 PM EST

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What

Basilica Orbweaver (Mecynogea lemniscata)

Observer

michaelgambino

Date

November 2, 2022 02:59 PM EDT

Description

Never saw this before. My best guess.

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What

Wake Turbulence (Hypotrachyna osseoalba)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

November 2022

Description

  • black rhizines
  • underside is black to dark brown
  • on the branch of a Rhododendron

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What

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Observer

michaelgambino

Date

November 2022

Description

Most likely. Definitely not Diamondback Terrapin.

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What

Flattened Entodon Moss (Entodon cladorrhizans)

Observer

mjpapay

Date

October 2022

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What

Arrowhead Rattlebox (Crotalaria sagittalis)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

October 2022

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What

Rattlesnake Mannagrass (Glyceria canadensis)

Observer

lindsfein

Date

October 20, 2022 01:59 PM EDT

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What

Mountain Firmoss (Huperzia appressa)

Observer

devoncummings

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What

Slender Knotweed (Polygonum tenue)

Observer

plbuttercup

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What

American Mink (Neogale vison)

Date

September 5, 2022 03:18 AM EDT

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What

Typical Weevil Wasps and Allies (Genus Cerceris)

Observer

highyak

Date

July 2022

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What

Dusky Smooth-Hound (Mustelus canis)

Observer

swampchicken

Date

July 2022

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What

Winsome Fly (Istocheta aldrichi)

Observer

edanko

Date

July 13, 2016 07:36 PM EDT

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Observer

dcdragonfly811

Date

July 9, 2022 11:12 AM EDT

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Observer

highyak

Date

July 7, 2022 11:24 AM EDT

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What

Allegheny Mound Ant (Formica exsectoides)

Observer

plbuttercup

Date

July 1, 2022 06:57 AM EDT

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What

Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)

Observer

hdlv

Date

June 28, 2022 08:55 AM EDT

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What

Smooth Brome (Bromus inermis)

Date

June 22, 2022 03:48 AM EDT

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What

Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus)

Observer

jonobenjamin

Date

June 16, 2022 05:47 PM EDT

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What

Grey Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)

Observer

esoojins

Date

June 9, 2022 03:00 AM EDT