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Barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli)Observer
andoyonDescription
Tall (approximately 3-4ft) grasses. Leaf edges feel as though they are serrated when rubbed across skin. The edges of the leaf nearest to the base appear to have short hair. Nodes produce a leaf and the stalk continues to grow upward.
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Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
andoyonDescription
Wild rose. Leaves are large, 2-3" in length. Thorns are small.
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Goldenrods (Genus Solidago)Observer
andoyonDescription
Herbacious plant, alternate serrate leaves. Stalk and leaves are covered in small hairs.
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American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)Observer
andoyonDescription
Deciduous plant, alternate leaves. The leaves are lobed with five lobes per leaf. Some of the lobes appear to have lobes as well. The leaf edges are dentate and the whole leaf is palmately arranged.
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Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis)Observer
andoyonDescription
Low growing, herbaceous plant. Compound leaves, five leaflets per stem. Leaflets are palmately arranged with dentate edges.
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Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)Observer
andoyonDescription
Herbaceous, low growing plant. Cordate leaves, reticulate venation. All petioles appear to originate from the base of the plant, no stalks.
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Low Smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)Observer
andoyonDescription
Herbaceous flowering dicot. Alternate, narrowly elliptic, serrate leaves. Reticulate venation.
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Catalpas (Genus Catalpa)Observer
andoyonDescription
Deciduous tree, can reach 12-18 metres in height. Produces large, cordate leaves and showy white or yellow flowers. Fruits are long and slender, resembling bean pods and dark brown when mature. Seeds are flat with two thin wings.
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Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)Observer
andoyonDescription
At first glance this appeared to be an apple however the leaves are longer and narrower than typical apple tree leaves.
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White Mulberry (Morus alba)Observer
andoyonDescription
Red mulberry tree. Produces edible fruit that ripens in August.
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Bushy, Eastern, Heart-leaved, and Old Field Asters (Section Symphyotrichum)Observer
andoyonDescription
Small white American aster. Usually found in wetlands but can also be found outside of wetland areas. Known as Aster ericoides when sold commercially.
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Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris)Observer
andoyonDescription
Herbaceous plant that grows low to the ground, yet upright. Root system appears to possess stolons. Leaves are slightly rough to the touch.
UPDATE: Plant may only be low to the ground due to mowing. Root system possesses rhizomes not stolons.
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Yellow Foxtail (Setaria pumila)Observer
andoyonDescription
Yellow foxtail, a Eurasian annual grass. Possesses a history of being consumed by humans.
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Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Observer
andoyonDescription
Stems and lower side of leaves. Crawling weed.
Parking lot 98B College Farm Road, New Brunswick.
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Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Observer
andoyonDescription
Stems and upper side of leaves. Crawling weed.
Parking lot 98B College Farm Road, New Brunswick.
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Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)Observer
andoyonDescription
Crawling weed originating from seam of cement curb and asphalt.
Parking lot 98B College Farm Road, New Brunswick.
