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Brown Soft Scale (Coccus hesperidum)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
on a Ficus retusa kept outside, discovered when getting it ready to bring inside for the winter.

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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
This is spreading around all my indoor succulents, forming isolated furry spots in hollows between spines, then spawning 'offshoots'. The ball in the first photo is 2 mm diameter; the 2nd shows when the fluff is lightly brushed away, about 1 mm diameter. When everything is wiped off with alcohol, a number of tiny specks remain each of which can regenerate.

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Autumn Goldenrod (Solidago sphacelata)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
cultivar "Golden Fleece"; pappus:achene ratio 0.8

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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens

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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens

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Narrow-leaved Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
O.tetragona is the preferred name now

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Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens for a few years

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Wood Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens

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Bluestem Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
native locally, transplanted

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False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
So infested with Uroleucon aphids each year that it had to be removed.

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Yellow Avens (Geum aleppicum)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
turned up on its own in a wild section of my gardens

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Giant Knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens

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Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)Observer
johnsankeyDescription
showed up on its own in a wild section of my gardens