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American Lotus (Nelumbo lutea)Observer
michelle894Description
!bird nests pilled up above the dying lotus surrounding it.
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Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)Observer
michelle894Description
This was a very blonde squirrel, so blonde it almost had a halo appearance.
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Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)Observer
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I saw three rabbits but they were too fast to get pictures of all of them.
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Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)Observer
michelle894Description
found on a milkweed plant.
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Striped Garden Caterpillar Moth (Trichordestra legitima)Observer
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Found in caterpillar form and longitudinal yellow strips that will eventually become spiked caterpillars. Theresa you also be an adult moth deep in the leaves.Eggsare visible on a couple of leaves. The host plant is a milkweed.
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Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)Observer
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this area is often a shallow pond or waterlogged. when I first spotted it across the field it was bright white on top.
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Subfamily ApioideaeObserver
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These were growing along the edge of parkland.
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Peachleaf Willow (Salix amygdaloides)Observer
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It looks like a bush, but the area is cut down once a year, usually in the fall.