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Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)Observer
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Spicebush blooming - female. This one still had a few dried-up old fruits from last year on it - not sure if that still counts as fruiting or not.
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Northern Spicebush (Lindera benzoin)Observer
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Spicebush blooming - male.
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Jumping Spiders (Family Salticidae)Observer
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Little jumping spider on a leaf behind the pine seedling I was documenting. I didn't notice it when I took the picture or I would have tried to get a better close-up. I only saw it once I processed the pictures on the computer.
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Crane-fly Orchid (Tipularia discolor)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Cranefly orchid foliage.
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Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)Observer
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Mountain laurel, with some of that weird stuff on its leaves seen in this exact location before (compare to: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151456815 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151457084). I'm hoping to find it again at a foray later this week where we have a permit to collect things for microscopy. In the meantime, I think that "stuff" is probably more likely pine pollen than a fungus.
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Section Hexastylis (Section Hexastylis)Observer
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Wild ginger foliage, based on signage along the trail and what I've seen here before probably Asarum heterophyllum. Growing right next to this one: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202331125
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Pines (Genus Pinus)Observer
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Probably white pine, based on the saplings growing underneath it (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202331126) but there's a mix of pines along this trail.
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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)Observer
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White pine sapling - five needles per fascicle. Found growing underneath this tree: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202331127
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Section Hexastylis (Section Hexastylis)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Wild ginger foliage, based on signage along the trail and what I've seen here before probably Asarum heterophyllum. Growing right next to this one: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202331128
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Shortleaf Pine (Pinus echinata)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Shortleaf pine, according to bark and signage along the trail. There's a mix of pines in this section, with white pine present as well.
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Pines (Genus Pinus)Observer
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Pine seedling - there's a mix of mature trees in this section including both white pine (P. strobus) and shortleaf pine (P. echinata). I'm leaning towards shortleaf pine with this one.
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Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Rattlesnake plantain foliage.
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Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Partridgeberry foliage.
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Singlehead Pussytoes (Antennaria solitaria)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Pussytoes just about starting to bloom. One of these patches had signage identifying it as Antennaria solitaria.
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Flat-leaved Scalewort (Radula complanata)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Liverwort on a fallen tree, growing on top of bark and whatever lichens and fungi were growing on the bark. Based on the overlapping rounded leaves, I think probably Radula.
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Trailing Arbutus (Epigaea repens)Observer
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Trailing arbutus blooming along the trail. This patch had signage identifying the plants, and their flowers made them easy to spot.
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Mountain Doghobble (Leucothoe fontanesiana)Observer
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Doghobble between the trail and stream.
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
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Moss on tree bark - I think the tree was a pine.
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Leafy and Simple Thalloid Liverworts (Class Jungermanniopsida)Observer
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Leafy liverwort among the mosses on tree bark - I think the tree was a pine.
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
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Lichen among the mosses on tree bark - I think the tree was a pine.
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Pincushion Moss (Leucobryum glaucum)Observer
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Moss cushion growing on the ground along the trail.
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Variable-leaf Heartleaf (Asarum heterophyllum)Observer
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Wild ginger blooming. The signage along the trail identified this as Hexastylis heterophylla.
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Striped Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)Observer
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Striped wintergreen, quite a few plants still holding onto their fruits from last year's bloom.
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Spindles (Genus Euonymus)Observer
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I suspect strawberry bush/hearts-a-bustin' on this one but not sure.
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Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum)Observer
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Unexpected update to the titan arum bloom at the university greenhouse. We tried (and failed) to get pollen, but somehow it seems to still have managed to get pollinated and is setting fruits. Plants in this family are known to form hybrids, too. Either that, or it may have somehow managed to self-fertilize or is going parthenocarpic. I'm curious if those fruits will have viable seeds inside and what they might turn into. Mongo teaching us the same lesson as learned in Jurassic Park, where they scientists made only female dinosaurs so they couldn't reproduce but then they started laying eggs anyway: "Life finds a way." Hah, yes, it does! (Just like some of the invasives out there that were introduced as supposedly "sterile" garden cultivars.)
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Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda)Observer
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Sweet white violet - or one of its look-alikes.
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Erectum-group Trilliums (Subgenus Trillium)Observer
annkatrinroseDescription
Based on what I've seen in bloom along this section before, I'm leaning towards T. sulcatum on this, but can't rule out T. erectum.