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Solanum dulcamara (Bitter Nightshade)

August 14, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

With dark green, arrowhead shaped leaves, pretty little purple flowers with bright yellow stamens forming a tube, and bright red,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Solanaceae, Solanales, Solanum Filed under: Bitter Nightshade, Solanum dulcamara

Libellula forensis (Eight-spotted Skimmer)

August 12, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Eight-spotted Skimmers are one of our most common species of dragonfly, found almost everywhere there is still or slow moving…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellula, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies) Filed under: Eight-spotted Skimmer, Libellula forensis

Mycelis muralis (Wall Lettuce)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Wall Lettuce is a 2-4’ tall, multi branched plant in the chicory tribe (Cichorieae) of the family Asteraceae. Members of…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cichorieae (Chicory, Dandelion, and kin), Eudicots, Mycelis, Plants Filed under: Lactuca muralis, Mycelis muralis, Wall Lettuce

Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce)

Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Once you have identified this plant you will see it everywhere. It is a common roadside plant, often growing in…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cichorieae (Chicory, Dandelion, and kin), Eudicots, Lactuca, Plants Filed under: Lactuca serriola, Prickly Lettuce

Impatiens capensis (Cape Jewelweed)

August 10, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

With its orange, abstract French horn flowers, a blooming Cape Jewelweed isn’t likely to be confused with any other plant.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Balsaminaceae, Ericales, Eudicots, Impatiens, Plants Filed under: Cape Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, Orange Jewlweed, Touch-me-not

Largus cinctus

Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is a fairly good sized (13-17mm) True Bug (Hemiptera), mostly black with an orange border along the wings and…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Hemiptera, Heteroptera (True Bugs), Insecta, Largidae (Bordered Plant Bugs), Largus Filed under: Bordered Plant Bugs, Largus cinctus

Dissosteira carolina (Carolina Grasshopper)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

This is a rarity for me, an easy to identify grasshopper, due to the fact that it is the only…

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Posted in: Acrididae (Grasshoppers and their kin), Animals, Arthropoda, Dissosteira, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies) Filed under: Carolina Grasshopper, Dissosteira carolina

Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker)

Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a large (12” tall) brown (with black barring and speckles) woodpecker of forest edges and openings, with a…

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Posted in: Animals, Aves (Birds), Chordata, Picidae (Woodpeckers and their allies), Piciformes Filed under: Colaptes auratus, Northern Flicker

Lathyrus latifolius ( Everlasting Pea)

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This large, sprawling, yet often bushy and very common wildflower is easily identifiable by its large and showy white, pink,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lathyrus (Peavines), Plants Filed under: Everlasting Pea, Lathyrus latifolius

Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s Lace)

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The common name of this plant is derived from the, probably apocryphal, story that Queen Anne (which could be Anne,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiaceae (Parsley), Apiales, Daucus, Eudicots, Plants Filed under: Daucus carota

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