camille_dumont457's Identifications
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Intermediate Bellflower (Campanula intercedens)Observer
dylan_francoisDescription
Simple, narrow, green calyx. Connate, purple petals (5-merous perianth)
This specimen was found growing on a footpath on a rocky cliff overlooking a lake. Flower nodding/drooping and terminal.
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Intermediate Bellflower (Campanula intercedens)Observer
dylan_francoisDescription
Simple, narrow, green calyx. Connate, purple petals (5-merous perianth)
This specimen was found growing on a footpath on a rocky cliff overlooking a lake. Flower nodding/drooping and terminal.
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Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)Observer
dylan_francoisDescription
Smooth bark on trunk. Branchlets and petioles pubescent. Abaxial and adaxial surfaces of leaves glabrous. This particular specimen lacked an inflorescence. Leaves are made up of leaflets which are pinnate-compound in habit with an odd leaf at the apex (odd-pinnate). There are 17 leaflets per leaf. Leaf attachment is alternate.
This specimen was found just off of the road, adjacent to a section of the road that frequently floods when it rains, partway into a light woods, not consisting of substantial trees like pines but more large shrubs and the like.
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Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana)Observer
zhaojiemengDescription
Can be found near the roots of Beech trees, no conspicuous leaves, no part of plant contain chlorophyll, at least 30 cm tall
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Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)Observer
lealuqtDescription
Multiple whorls of white petals/ray flowers
Yellow disk florets
Tomentose stem and leaves giving the appearance of powdery texture
Upper part of the stem leading to inflorescence glabrous-sessile leaf attachment
Flowers look like small cups
Flowers grouped in 3- cyme inflorescence
Thick roots growing under heavy rocks
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Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)Observer
mariongagnenoelDescription
- pinnately veined leaves, toothed margins
- Black/blue drupe/berry fruit
- Woody plant
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Small-flowered Catchfly (Silene gallica)Observer
olivia_stlDescription
Sticky stems, pinkish-whitish flowers, 5 petals, calyx densely haired, raceme inflorescence with many flowers, plant about 0.5m in height.
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Spruces (Genus Picea)Observer
marysia_zaleskicoxDescription
The scale leaves are sharp at the apex. Strobili were littering the forest floor beneath the lower branches in early-mid November.
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Fragrant Bedstraw (Galium triflorum)Observer
jesslang27Description
Small herbaceous plant with 6 linear leaves (whorled) in several ranks along the stem. Leaves have 1 main vein. Stem is green and square in shape, with a rough texture to it. Leaves are simple, entire and also have a rough texture to them. Leaves are between 0.5 and 2.5 cm in length, and 3 and 6 mm wide. Leaves have an obvate to elliptic shape to them. Plant is 32 cm tall.
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Fragrant Bedstraw (Galium triflorum)Observer
jesslang27Description
Small herbaceous plant with 6 linear leaves (whorled) in several ranks along the stem. Leaves have 1 main vein. Stem is green and square in shape, with a rough texture to it. Leaves are simple, entire and also have a rough texture to them. Leaves are between 0.5 and 2.5 cm in length, and 3 and 6 mm wide. Leaves have an obvate to elliptic shape to them. Plant is 32 cm tall.
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Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)Observer
zhaojiemengDescription
Distinct arrow motto on pubescent leaves, individual flower around 1.2cm long, found in colonies in open fields and grassy areas.
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Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)Observer
dylan_francoisDescription
Light purple petals (5-merous perianth) with three white striations running down the length of each petal. Calyx, stems and leaves pubescent. Leaves are palmately compound. There are two leaves per node.
These photos are from two specimens: the first was found in my yard while the second was found in the woods a short distance from my home at the top of a small rocky cliff.
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Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)Observer
lealuqtDescription
This plant was found on the side of a rocky road, which was itself in proximity to the river bank.
The tubular structures were initially thought to be some type of modified leaf, but were later identifierd as being the flower receptacle, potentially containing the ovary(ies)
Style and stigma in a distinctive structure with what looks like 4 stigmatic surfaces connate at the base but curling away from each other
Basal leaves, lanceolate, slight pubescence on abaxial surface.
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