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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Family |
Date/Location |
Comments |
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Campanula rapunculoides
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rampion bellflower |
Campanulaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The five stamens of ramipion bellflower stick to the pistil first and pollinate. Then they fall apart as shown in the photo. |
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Daucus carota
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Queen Anne's lace |
Apiaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The seeds of Queen Anne's lace are barbed and stick to animal fur. |
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Solidago altissima
|
tall goldenrod |
Asteraceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The leaves of tall goldenrod are three-nerved, thick, and robust. |
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Melilotus alba
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white sweetclover |
Fabaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
White sweetclover grows up to 1.5 to 2 meters high. |
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Silene vulgaris
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bladder campion |
Caryophyllaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The sepal tubes of bladder campion are inflated and nerved. |
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Chenopodium polyspermum var. acutifolia
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many-seeded goosefoot |
Chenopodiaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
Among the many species of goosefoot, many-seeded goosefoot
differs in its glabrous oblong-acute leaves from other goosefoot species. |
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Vitis riparia
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riverbank grape |
Vitaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The fruits of riverbank grapes attract many birds. |
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Rhus typhina
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staghorn sumac |
Anacardiaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The colored leaves of staghorn sumac dye the city of Montreal in deep red. |
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Linaria vulgaris
|
butter and eggs |
Scrophulariaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The egg-yolk orange centered butter-yellow flowers of butter and eggs are conspicuous to human eyes as well as to insect eyes which are attracted by the honey they produce. |
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Galinsoga quadriradiata
|
quickweed |
Asteraceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The leaves and stems of quickweed are covered with coarse hair. |
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Rumex crispus
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curly dock |
Polygonaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
Curly dock belongs to the tall dock group whose seeds fall easily. |
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Malva neglecta
|
common mallow |
Malvaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The seeds of common mallow are known to live more than twenty years. |
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Sonchus arvensis
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annual sow-thistle |
Asteraceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The auricles of annual sow-thistle leaves are acute whereas
less frequent spiny sow-thistle leaves are spiny and round. |
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Picea glauca
|
white spruce |
Pinaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The cross section of spruce needles is four-sided and they are attached
to the twig in every direction. The cones of white spruce are 4-5 cm
in length. |
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Picea mariana
|
black spruce |
Pinaceae |
October 2004, Montreal, Canada |
The cones of black spruce are 2-3 cm in length and known to
persist on the branch for 20 to 30 years. |
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Pinus strobus
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Eastern White Pine |
Pinaceae |
October 2004, I-87, NY |
The needles of eastern white pine are soft and 5-paired,
which characterise this pine. The cones are long (in 10-15 cm). |
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Thuja occidentalis
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Northern White Cedar |
Cupressaceae |
October 2004, I-87, NY |
The needles of northern white cedar are arranged on a plane.
The brown cones are small and stand upwards on the branch. |