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Saltarina Gota de Plata Norteña (Epargyreus clarus)Observ.
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Whenever I take a picture of buttonbush, there's a silver-spotted skipper nearby. They must like these.
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Jazmin Tallo (Cephalanthus occidentalis)Observ.
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Common; boggy margin of kettlehole lake.
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Espigas de Agua (Pontederia cordata)Observ.
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Common in shallow water, margin of kettlehole lake.
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Apapatla (Nymphaea odorata)Observ.
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Abundant; shallow waters in glacial kettlehole lake.
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Ortiga (Urtica dioica)Observ.
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Common; growing with Blephilia hirsuta in moist herbaceous thicket along beaver dam.
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Common; shaded sphagnum hummocks with Symplocarpus and Carex spp., White Pine Bog.
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Nuphar advenaObserv.
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Abundant/dominant in floating-leaved/emergent marsh.
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Infrequent; Sparganium mixed emergent marsh and pond margins.
This specimen lacks the more elongate inflorescence typical of the species, so it's not a particularly good representative photo (not to mention the botched focus!). Unfortunately, this was the only flower I could reach without sinking into muck-oblivion.
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Arraclán (Frangula alnus)Observ.
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Common; shrubby thickets along margin of beaver pond.
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Cáñamo Americano (Apocynum androsaemifolium)Observ.
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Common, forest edge along dirt road.
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Rare; single plant along stream margin in skunk cabbage seep in boggy woods.
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Anticlea elegansObserv.
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A bioblitz at this property last year failed to turn up this species, though it had been reported to occur here. I was excited to find it in flower this year! I presume it was responding to increased light from ongoing invasive shrub removal projects. The flowers send their regards!
Rare; single plant under sparse tamarack canopy in sphagnum bog. This appeared to be a robust and especially floriferous specimen, at least in comparison to the plants I have observed at Cedar Bog in Champaign Co.
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Musgos de Turbera (Género Sphagnum)Observ.
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Common in small tamarack bog. With capsules.
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Carex comosaObserv.
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Common in boggy area, former margin of drained lake.
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Lilium canadenseObserv.
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My friends, this isn't something you see everyday...I think I slipped into flower nirvana when I saw this.
Fasciated Canada lily, over 50 flowers on a single stalk; single plant in weedy moist thicket along railroad.
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Grosella Americana (Ribes hirtellum)Observ.
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Uncommon; low shrubs in sedge meadow/shrubby cinquefoil fen.
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Larix laricinaObserv.
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Rare; 4 or 5 mature trees in sphagnous area within fen.
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Alfalfa Asiática (Medicago sativa)Observ.
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weed, roadside, Moorefield Rd. bridge above Buck Creek.
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Stachys hispidaObserv.
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Uncommon; small patch in wet phalaris meadow. This has been merged with Stachys tenuifolia by some authorities.
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Mariposa Cometa Negra (Papilio polyxenes)Observ.
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Single individual on Pastinaca along roadside. The plant was infested with aphids; I don't think they were harming the caterpillar.
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Frequent, edge of weedy successional forest and moist meadow. Orange- and red-fruited individuals present.