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Broom Forkmoss (Dicranum scoparium)Observer
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3/31/19 Moss found against a rock and a tree along trails weather was cool and dry.
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Bittercresses and Toothworts (Genus Cardamine)Observer
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3/28/19 Found while out in the Ruffner Mountain trails. Weather was warm and dry on that day.
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Flame Azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum)Observer
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3/31/19 Orange-red flowers found along the wheeler lake. Weather has been cool and dry.
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Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)Observer
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3/31/19 Bright green plant found on side of a stream near wheeler wildlife. Weather was windy and cool.
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Genus TrentepohliaObserver
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3/31/19 orange lichen was bright in some places and dull in others on this boulder. It has been cold and dry.
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
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3/31/19 Tree with no current blooms was on the edge of a trail in Wheeler Wildlife. Weather was cool and dry.
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Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)Observer
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3/31/19 Plant with slightly pointy leaves found on trails in wheeler wildlife. Weather was in the 40s and windy.
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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3/31/19 large weed with slightly fuzzy leaves. It is much larger than a lamb's ear plant. No blooms were present. It has been cold and dry in Wheeler.
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Mountain Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)Observer
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3/31/19 Bright pink-white flower were found on a tree. Weather was cool and dry.
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Rattlesnake Fern (Botrypus virginianus)Observer
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3/31/19 small green plant found between a tree and rock. The weather has been cool.
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Short-tailed Shrews (Genus Blarina)Observer
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3/31/19 Small animal found dead on dead leaves and pine straw on forest floor. Weather was very cool in the 40s to 50s and dry.
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3/31/19 One water strider found in a small stream on Wheeler Wildlife trailheads. The weather was cool and dry.
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Chinese Photinia (Photinia serratifolia)Observer
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3/31/19 Large tree found with many white blooms. Weather has been cool and dry. Only one found in the area.
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Metric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Observer
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3/31/19 A dead wasp found outside. Weather has been cold and dry. Only one found.
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Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Observer
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3/31/19 A mud dauber found dead near a nest. Weather was cool and dry.
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Appalachian Filmy Fern (Vandenboschia boschiana)Observer
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3/30/19 Hundreds of ferns were found growing on large rocks in a moist cool area. Weather was 70 and cloudy with a few sprinkle showers.
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Two-leaved Toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)Observer
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3/30/19 Small three leaved Plant with no blooms present. Weather was warm and dry. Individual found in Bankhead forest.
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Saxifrage Family (Family Saxifragaceae)Observer
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3/30/19 Found in between rocks with moss and other small plants. Weather was warm and dry.
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Strawberry Bush (Euonymus americanus)Observer
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3/30/19 vine-like plant with shiny leaves were found jutting out from a rock. Weather was warm and dry.
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Intermediate Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia)Observer
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3/30/19 One small light green fern was found peaking out a crevice between two large boulders. Weather was warm and dry.
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Carolina Ponysfoot (Dichondra carolinensis)Observer
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3/30/19 Several leaves like this were near a trail in Bankhead. Weather was warm and dry.
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Mountain Spleenwort (Asplenium montanum)Observer
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3/30/19 Many leaves found coming out of a rock. Weather was warm and dry. Lichen and moss covered around the area too.
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Foamflowers (Genus Tiarella)Observer
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3/30/19 Small flowers were beginning to bloom. Weather was warm and dry. Several plants like this were found.
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Virginia Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)Observer
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3/30/19 Several different species of plants grew on this boulder. These flowers were found in Bankhead forest while the weather was warm and dry.
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Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda)Observer
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3/30/19 White violet found on hiking tails in Bankhead. Today was warm and dry. Only two were found in the area.
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Midland Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon ssp. pleuralis)Observer
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3/30/19 Small water snake found in Bankhead forest on walking trails. It was cool in the area because of a waterfall but sunny and warm everywhere else.
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Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Observer
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3/30/19 This carpenter bee had no yellow-white for between it eyes like the others I have been seeing lately. It was found hovering around flowers. Weather was warm and dry.
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Green-striped Grasshopper (Chortophaga viridifasciata)Observer
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3/30/19 A few grasshoppers were out today in the y’all grass. Today has been dry and cloudy.
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Little Brown Skink (Scincella lateralis)Observer
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3/30/19 One skink was found by the barn. He was running around the gravel trying to get away from me. Weather was warm and dry.
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Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens)Observer
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3/30/19 Two buttercup flowers were blooming along a pond. Weather has been warm and cloudy. Several plants were found with no blooms.
