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Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

May 29, 2020 05:00 PM MDT

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Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:11 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was a medium sized tree growing at the top of a slope with a small creek at the bottom. The tree was towards the edge of the forest about four feet back from the very edge. It was surrounded by many other trees. The soil appeared rocky but that might have only been surface rocks as other areas nearby did not appear as rocky.

Identification: This tree was certainly a maple tree as it had the distinctive maple leaf morphology and venation. The tree was not identified as a red maple as it was lacking the red stems that are common in red maples. It was not identified as a sugar maple as the tips of the leaves were more pointy and sharp that the example photos of the sugar maple leaves on iNaturalist. The tree matched the leaf morphology of the Norway maple photos very well and Norway maples are very common in the Northeast United States.

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Bluestem Goldenrod (Solidago caesia)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:43 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: At the edge of a forest on rocky soil. Partially exposed to light through out the day. Within 10 fit of a paved parking lot.

Justification: This plant had a high prevalence in the region and matched the photos in iNaturalist very well. Flowers were not as dense as some of the other goldenrod species.

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Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:42 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: Was growing every three feet or so along the edge of a parking lot. Was at the very edge of a forest and was rooted in dry, rocky soil.

Justification: Matched the example photos of young Great Mullein plants. They also had leaves with many trichomes as described. It grew in a spiral formation

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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:40 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: Was growing on a rock at the edge of a forest. On a slight decline where water passes by after precipitation.

Identification: This was a clear moss. The close up pictures on iNaturalist were nearly identical with the moss as it was a lush, bright green color on the gametophyte and a dark, reddish brown color on the sporophyte. The shape of the sporophyte was also identical to the photos.

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Mouse-eared Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:38 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: Was growing on rocky soil with many mosses and lichens growing around it. Fairly common in the area at the edge of the forest it resided. Many individual plants of the same species within a meter radius. Plants were on a slight slope facing the sun in the afternoon.

Identification: The plants showed a clear rosette of leaves and had the white trichomes described. It matched the iNaturalist photos and was abundant enough to look like an invasive species, as it is native to Europe and northern Asia.

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Common Powderhorn (Cladonia coniocraea)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:37 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This lichen was growing on a fairly small area rock at the edge of a forest. The lichen was on a slight slope of a very dry and rocky area. Surrounded by mosses and other fallen objects from other plants at the edge of the forest.

Identification: This species is very common to New England and matched the photos on iNaturalist very well. The lichen had the typical mint color with frosty look as described. The entire lichen was the same color, and there were no red tips that are often seen in the similar looking British soldier lichen.

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American Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:35 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: At the edge of a forest under some much larger trees. Still in a very shady region for being at the edge of the forest. Growing in slightly dry soil.

Identification: While the leaves were starting to break down, the leaf venation and morphology matched the photos on iNaturalist. The plant still had the distinct yellow, dry-looking flowers in the example photos and described.

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Black Cherry (Prunus serotina)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:33 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This large woody plant was the last woody species of plant at the end of the forest. Partially shaded by taller plants while part of the plant was able to reach a lot of direct sunlight.

Identification: This identification was tough, but the leaf morhology and venation of the plant matched the iNaturalist photos, as well as the darker green color of the leaves. This plant also fit the common description of a large woody shrub.

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Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

October 24, 2018 04:28 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: Growing tree on the edge of a forest. Not many large trees around to compete with and to block sunlight. Being at the edge of a forest, there was enough sunlight for a small tree to grow. Slightly rocky soil around the base of the tree. Some small to medium sized woody shrubs around the plant.

Identification: This plant was a young, growing tree. The plant had lobed leaves which matched the example photos on iNaturalist. The plant also had similar leaf venation. The northern red oak is common in New England.

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Banded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 15, 2018 12:43 PM EDT

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Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:12 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: Was one of a cluster of shrubs at the edge of a small forest. Not the largest shrub but larger than most. Located at the top of a small slop from a small creek.

Identification: This plant was a broad shrub like the Japanese Barberry is described. It had identical leaf morphology and leaf venation compared to iNaturalist photos and had the typically described fruits. The fruits had similar shape and were in the abundance generally described and in iNaturalist photos. It was taken too early in the season for the fruits to be red as photos often show.

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Black Tar Spot (Rhytisma acerinum)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:11 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This tree was medium sized and found about 4 feet from the edge of a forest on the top of a slope. A small creek was at the bottom of the slope and the soil appeared somewhat rocky. These black spots were found over many of the leaves of this Norway maple tree.

Identification: These black spots match iNaturalist photos for the tar spots that are made by this parasitic fungus (R. acerinum). The black spots were found in September and the Black Tar Spot is known for appearing in the late summer and Autumn. The spots are also commonly infecting maples, and the host was a Norway maple. Another user also identified these spots as Black Tar Spots.

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Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:09 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was found at the edge of a forest. It was surrounded by a lot of underbrush. Many vines and small plants were around with shrubs of various sizes a few meters away. There were some other plants of the same species near by. Plant received a lot of sunlight in the late morning through evening as the canopy of the forest was on the opposite side of the sun.

Identification: This plant had the same vertical structure as often described. It did not have the typical golden yellow flowers that are described as it was too late in the season for its flowers. This plant did have very similar leaf morphology and leaf venation as the photos on iNaturalist. The presence of multiple plants of this species matched the description of the Canada Goldenrod being an invasive plant species.

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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:09 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was found at the very edge of a forest. It was the tallest plant of the variety of plants within two feet of the edge of the forest. Being the tallest, the plant was able to get plenty of sunlight.

Identification: This plant matched the native region as described, and also had similar leaf venation as the iNaturalist example photos. The three-lobed leaf morphology also matched the example photos. This entry was confirmed as Sassafras by others as well on iNaturalist.

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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:06 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was near the edge of a forest, about 5 feet from the edge. It was surrounded by shrubs, underbrush, and other small plants. The plant was located at the top of a small incline with a small stream at the bottom. There were many large trees deeper in the forest that shaded this plant for a many of the sunlight hours.

Identification: This plant had the typical leaf venation pattern of the Red Osier Dogwood, as well as the difference in color between the veins of the leaf and the other parts of the leaf. This plant had reddish stems as often described, and it had the clumped remnants of its typical white flowers.

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Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:05 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was found growing around the trunk of a large tree. The tree was the last tree at the edge of the forest and and shaded over everything. The plant grew from the ground, up the side of the tree reaching at least 15 feet up the trunk of the tree and onto a branch.

Identification: This plant had the typical vine structure of a Virginia Creeper. It also had the same five spiraled leaf pattern that is seen in the example photos on iNaturalist, as well as similar leaf morphology and venation. This observation was identified as Virginia Creeper by other iNaturalist users.

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Ashes (Genus Fraxinus)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:04 PM EDT

Description

Habitat: This plant was found at the very edge of a forest. It stood out as it was taller than all of the other underbrush and small shrubs around it. It was in a spot where it was under the shade of trees around it for part of the day, but it was in the direct sunlight in the afternoon. The soil was slightly rocky and the plant was at the top of a slope.

Identification: This plant had the typical pinnately compound leaf and had the typical green stem of the leaf and woody stem of the branches and trunk found in black ash example photos. From a distance I thought this might have been a woody shrub but realized it was a small tree as I got closer. The leaf venation also matched what is typically described for black ash. Black ash is native to New England as well.

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Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis)

Observer

thomasbarringer

Date

September 4, 2018 04:03 PM EDT
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