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Nuttall's Ticktrefoil (Desmodium nuttallii)Observer
benjaminoverllieDescription
Trying to tell the difference between D. nuttallii and D. viridiflorum. In photo 4 D. nutt. is on the right, in photo 5 D. nutt. is on the left.
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Round-leaved Trailing Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium rotundifolium)Observer
sammakler
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
apbraun1sDescription
On Juniperus virginiana above high-gradient igneous shut-ins
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Genus ColtriciaObserver
alan_rockefellerDescription
On a hemlock stump. Black in KOH. Fluorescent bright blue in 365 nanometer UV light. Cap up to 2 cm.
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Bog Panic Grass (Dichanthelium lucidum)Observer
danbadlandsDescription
Orchid bog/seep. Vernal upright culm. The later branched “autumnal” is sprawling & vine-like. With Steven Trull.
DDS 17,229
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Insects (Class Insecta)Observer
pete_woodsDescription
Leaf rollers on Rhys typhina. Larvae were too small to photograph.
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Virginia Wildrye (Elymus virginicus)Observer
apbraun1sDescription
Left: E. v. jejunus (=Elymus jejunus), right: E. v. virginicus
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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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Emmons's Sedge (Carex albicans var. emmonsii)Observer
vvoelkerDescription
Frequent on xeric conglomerate outcrops, densely cespitose. albicans/emmonsii-ish but need to look closer at specimens, would be weird habitat for albicans.
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Manyray Aster (Symphyotrichum anomalum)Observer
vvoelkerDescription
S. anomalum
- veg: stems puberulent, petioles slightly winged (more obviously so on larger, robust individuals)
- floral: larger involucres, strongly recurved phyllaries
S. shortii
- veg: stems mostly glabrous (at best sparsely pubescent), petioles slender
- floral: smaller involucres, phyllaries appressed
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Itchgrass (Rottboellia cochinchinensis)Observer
mossman2000Description
A few scattered plants on a sandy river shore.
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American Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus)Observer
apbraun1sDescription
Proposed to my fiancée under this tree!
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Pointed-leaved Tick-Trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Inflorescence arising from the middle of the rosette of leaves, not as a separate stalk from the base of the plant.
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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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Naked-flowered Tick-Trefoil (Hylodesmum nudiflorum)Observer
paul_nanceDescription
Albany Pine Bush Preserve, Traillhead 8, Red Trail
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Spreading Tick Trefoil (Desmodium × humifusum)Observer
cladonia_chrisDescription
Congratulations to @tcurtis for finding this! First time ever seen in Ohio.
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Velvet Panicum (Dichanthelium scoparium)Observer
sammaklerDescription
~13-14 dm tall,
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Michaelmas-Daisies (Genus Symphyotrichum)Observer
vvoelkerDescription
Live specimen collected from mapped location on 6/30/2022. Apart from marginal cilia, whole plant is glabrous. Original stem and leaves shown in first two photos, lowest leaves are somewhat shallowly cordate and less sharply serrate than typical cordifolium, this was consistent across numerous plants of this type that we saw in the area. The plant then put out a second stem after a few weeks in potting soil on my back deck; lowest leaves of the new stem were long petiolate but not particularly cordate at all, and mid stem petioles were much more winged.
Thought it might be urophyllum when I collected it, but it's currently in bloom and the ray petals and phyllaries are distinctly cordifolium-like.
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Open-flower Witchgrass (Dichanthelium laxiflorum)Observer
mertensiaDescription
This is wild. The lioriope is not
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Heller's Rosette Grass (Dichanthelium oligosanthes)Observer
ungbergDescription
Weirdo. Does not key. Very large spikelets to ~3.3mm, sparse hairs fairly long. Ciliate ligule <1mm, leaves to 9mm wide, leaf abax finely pubescent. Nodes not bearded.
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True Sedges (Genus Carex)Observer
etantrahDescription
Curious rhizomatous, diminutive sedge. Maybe some Paniceae?
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Long-stalked Sedge (Carex pedunculata)Observer
nathanaaronDescription
Distant relict disjunct population. Mid-lower terraces of a north facing slope.
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Parlin's Pussytoes (Antennaria parlinii)Observer
tedmacraeDescription
In dry-mesic upland forest.
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Spike Winter Hazel (Corylopsis spicata)Observer
malindaDescription
Non native shrub in Ladue woodline.
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Low Frostweed (Crocanthemum propinquum)Observer
etantrahDescription
Capsules clustered though apparently cleistogamous flowers of C. canadense can cluster. Not evidenced with a photo but stems were solitary and arising from what looked like deeply set creeping rhizomes. Will need to revisit this summer
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Britton's Bushclover (Lespedeza × brittonii)Observer
nathanaaronDescription
L. virginica and procumbens cross
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Flatfruit Beaksedge (Rhynchospora compressa)Observer
ungbergDescription
State record
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Scribner's Panicgrass (Dichanthelium scribnerianum)Observer
j-staufferDescription
The Nature Conservancy Goat Hill Serpentine Barrens Preserve
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Large-flowered Fameflower (Phemeranthus calycinus)Observer
tedmacraeDescription
Xeric rhyolite prairie.
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Large-flowered Fameflower (Phemeranthus calycinus)Observer
cedar-gladeDescription
In large barren opening, flowers much larger that small flowered or rough seed
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Stiletto Beaksedge (Rhynchospora stiletto)Observer
johnmichaelkelleyDescription
Scour puddles on slight tussocks.
