lauramol-ofsligocreek's Identifications
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Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla)Observer
wilpersmDescription
In the frequently mowed edge between the paved trail and the meadow proper. The presence of stem leaves distinguishes these from the species found in one of the dry, west facing slopes between the paved path and 16th Place.
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Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)Observer
pitt_ncDescription
ecoEXPLORE Username: mantis
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Perfoliate Bellwort (Uvularia perfoliata)Observer
wilpersmDescription
First time seen at the edge of this woodland along a busy side street.
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Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis)Observer
hughrandDescription
Couple meter square patches.
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Post Oak (Quercus stellata)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Evidence of post oak nearby. On gentle slope in open woodland, with mostly white and other oaks and some hickory, halfway between a shopping mall parking lot and the paved trail. Post oaks were found to be "uncommon" in 2003 survey of Sligo plants. (Second pic is the context, with hickory in foreground.)
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Growing along the bank of a ditch between a stormwater outfall pipe and the creek
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Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge (Carex amphibola)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Tentative. Suggested by iNat.
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Eastern Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Tentative. Suggested by iNat.
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Pointed Broom Sedge (Carex scoparia)Observer
wilpersmDescription
At the perimeter of the marshy area, in full sun.
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Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)Observer
wilpersmDescription
End bud mustard colored. Nine leaflets per leaf. Several in this woodland.
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Bitternut Hickory (Carya cordiformis)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Mustard colored end bud. Nine leaflets per leaf. Several in this woodland.
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Georgia Bulrush (Scirpus georgianus)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Around a chronically wet gully. Subfamily suggested by iNat. Location approximate.
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American Elm (Ulmus americana)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Location approximate. Southeast corner of the one-acre woodland. Bark and leaf bud pics included.
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Eastern Black Walnut (Juglans nigra)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Proposed to be removed by developers as part of the "forest conservation plan" they have submitted to the Planning Department.
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Proposed to be cut down by developers as part of their "forest conservation plan" submitted to the county Planning Department.
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Japanese Pagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)Observer
wilpersmDescription
These make up about a third of the trees in the woodland, along with Box Elder and Black Locust.
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Pale Green Assassin Bug (Zelus luridus)Observer
peroedDescription
16mm body length. On blackberry leaf in woods
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Bottlebrush Grass (Elymus hystrix)Observer
wilpersmDescription
Good sized stands on both sides of a footpath
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New York Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)Observer
wilpersmDescription
In often wet ditch
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