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Bristlegrasses, Rosette Grasses, Barnyard Grasses, and Allies (Tribe Paniceae)Observer
gablefe
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Scribner's Panicgrass (Dichanthelium scribnerianum)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Openings around sandstone outcrops in dry post oak/blackjack oak/shortleaf pine woodland with bands of cliffs.
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Slender Knotweed (Polygonum tenue)Observer
benbenton01Description
Degraded shale glade
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Aquatic Milkweed (Asclepias perennis)Observer
gcsnellingDescription
Mixed hardwood/pine bottom lands.
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Hemisphaeric Liverwort (Reboulia hemisphaerica)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Around sandstone outcrops in dry post oak/blackjack oak/shortleaf pine woodland with bands of cliffs. In flatter microhabitats with mineral soil and seasonal moisture.
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Carolina Desert-Chicory (Pyrrhopappus carolinianus)Observer
unknown_cephalopod
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Short-bristled Horned Beaksedge (Rhynchospora corniculata)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Pine savanna, old beaver pond.. No rhizomes. Culm 2m, leaf 14mm wide. Largest inflorescence bract leafy, 16cm x 12mm, does not extend above inflorescence. Achenes flattened, beaded surface, 4.3mm x 2.3mm + 1mm tubercle. Bristles extend less than halfway up achene body.
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Round-fruited Rosette-Panicgrass (Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon)Observer
ciafreDescription
Third photo shows spikelet shape relative to other nearby species. From left to right: D. sphaerocarpon, D. boscii, D. commutatum var. commutatum, D. commutatum var. ashei, D. dichotomum var. dichotomum.
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Ashe's Panic Grass (Dichanthelium commutatum ssp. ashei)Observer
ciafreDescription
Photos 3-5 compare var. ashei (right) with var. commutatum (left)
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Large-flower Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora var. harveyana)Observer
jim_keesling
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Rosinweeds (Genus Silphium)Observer
holylanderDescription
Unique rosinweed existing as a scour species on gravel breaks
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Hairy Prairie Blazingstar (Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla)Observer
tallpaultheforester
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Carolina Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum)Observer
jim_keesling
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Carolina Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum)Observer
tallpaultheforester
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Carolina Larkspur (Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum)Observer
tallpaultheforester
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Longbract Wild Indigo (Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea)Observer
jrichardabbott
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Stiletto Beaksedge (Rhynchospora stiletto)Observer
shawneenatureDescription
Known locality
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Blueflower Eryngo (Eryngium integrifolium)Observer
luke_benjaminDescription
Still thriving.
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Narrow-leaf Ironweed (Vernonia lettermannii)Observer
joeysantoreDescription
Growing on 340 million year old novaculite along the Ouachita River, which is basically just biogenic silica formed from the "siliceous ooze" composed of trillions of bodies of radiolarians and diatoms at the bottom of an ancient ocean
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Spider Lilies (Genus Hymenocallis)Observer
gcsnellingDescription
Mixed hardwood/pine bottom lands. Heavily shaded area. Overcast, approximately 80°
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Ouachita Blazing Star (Liatris compacta)Observer
randy_brentsDescription
Restored Glade
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Helianthus × glaucusObserver
jim_keeslingDescription
Back side of a rocky, roadside ditch.
Plants 3-5+ feet tall from long rhizomes, lacking tubers; stems leafy; disk flowers yellow; mid stems glabrous and glaucous, leaves opposite and 3-nerved distal to base; heads 1-3+, larger heads with mostly 8-10 rays; involucres 1.5-2.0 cm across with phyllaries shorter than disks and abaxially gland-dotted; leaves short-petiolate, gradually narrowing to the base, petioles less than 1 cm long; lower leaf surface with abundant resin dots; anther appendages brown; paleae to 8.5 mm long and 3-toothed with upper margins ciliate.
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Shoreline Sedge (Carex hyalinolepis)Observer
artemesiaDescription
These are probably too blurry, but that's a problem for future me
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Carex Sect. Hymenochlaenae (Section Hymenochlaenae)Observer
artemesiaDescription
Shocker, these are also blurry
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Desert Noseburn (Tragia ramosa)Observer
theo_witsellDescription
Shale barrens.
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Blood Panicgrass (Dichanthelium consanguineum)Observer
jim_keeslingDescription
Spikelets 3.0 mm long.
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Rough Bristle-Grass (Setaria verticillata)Observer
wdvanhemDescription
Second from left.
To left is S. faberi. To right is S. viridis, S. pumila.
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Bush's Sedge (Carex bushii)Observer
abelkinserDescription
This set of photos compares Carex bushii (left), C. caroliniana (middle), and C. hirsutella (right). This is the sequence from left to right for each photo.
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Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge (Carex amphibola)Observer
jrichardabbottDescription
herb; the last 6 photos contrast this species with the similar-looking C. grisea which was growing in the same field (C. grisea to the left, C. amphibola to the right)
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Small-fruited Yellow-Sedge (Carex viridula)Observer
the_buckeye_botanistDescription
Carex viridula featured on the right. This photo is a convenient comparison of three members of section Ceratocystis, all growing in association with one another on the mineral sand shorelines of an alkaline lake. Carex cryptolepis is in the middle; C. flava on the left.
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Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)Observer
vvoelkerDescription
L-R: Andropogon ternarius, Schizachyrium scoparium, A. gyrans, A. gerardii, A. virginicus
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Oval-headed Sedge (Carex cephalophora)Observer
ciafreDescription
Comparison of Carex cephalophora (left) and Carex leavenworthii (right). The spikes are very similar, but the plants are different sizes and the perigynia are shaped differently.
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Clasping Venus's Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata)Observer
arnanthescoutDescription
A somewhat blurry but nonetheless useful side-by-side comparison of fruits between T. perfoliata and T. biflora. ID is for plant on the top (T. perfoliata).
