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2014

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    My daughter picked this off of a tree in a wooded area of our backyard in Westford, MA. The front is such a pretty variagated green and the back I don't know how to describe except to say that it isn't flat and looks like it would be soft to touch with many little growths! Mushroom or fern-like or what exactly? !

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    Could you tell me what this flowering plant is? Found on the edge of a wooded trail in late July, in a mixed wood forest in central Maine. Thank you very much!!

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    A few perigynia are curiously elongated in a specimen of Carex scabrata (collected in Maine 2007). I don't see any insect damage. Just wondering what would cause this, and how commonly it might occur.

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    Good afternoon! Could you please help with this shrub? I found it in Pittsfield, MA near Berkshire Community College bordering a sloping wet meadow. I was leaning towards Rhamnus cathartica, but I've never seen the bark peeling like that. Thank you!

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    I am sorry, uploading was giving me a problem yesterday....the photo of the plant referenced below (sedge in central Maine) is here. Also, thank you for identifying the Ilex. Are you certain of this? I know that shrub well, but am used to seeing it in much wetter habitats (this was quite a dry, upland site). Also, it was not as leggy and tall as it usually looks. It was close to the ground and quite bushy. Perhaps that growth habit is better suited to an open exposed site?

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    Found this lichen growing on my property - southern Taconic range in NE Dutchess Cty. Can you help me identify it?

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    I am guessing this is a sedge. At first I thought it was buttonbush based on the inflorescence. I've tried using the key, no luck. Found in central Maine at the edge of a small stream. Thank you!

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    I found this shrub on the edge of a blueberry field in Lincoln County, Maine. Can you please help me identify it?

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    Can you ID this one please? Found on under power lines, in mesic soil, in Johnston, RI.

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    I'm wondering what type of plant this is. It was found near Amherst in a wooded area.

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    Any ideas? Found in Amherst,MA

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    Another plant, might be a willow. Found in Amherst/Hadley boarder.

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    Found on Amherst/Hadley boarder in MA, any ideas?

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    I asked a question about a "mystery grass" found on a dune in Rhode Island. I think I figured it out. It's not a grass! It's Asiatic sand sedge (Carex kokomugi Ohwi).

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    Found this grass like plant near Ningret National Wildlife refuge, Rhode Island, growing in a dune environment adjacent to Ammophila breviligulata (dune grass) and Solidago sempivirens on Nov. 16, 2014. No seeds present, just a spindly remnant of an inflorescence. Round stem so assuming grass not sedge. I'm stumped.

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    Illinois, This plant was my mothers and was she gave it to me. I've had it for years and recently white flower buds started to show at the top of the plant it has a strong smell and sap.

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    We found this plant growing in our backyard this fall, It developed small yellow and orange flowers, and has begun fruiting. While flowering, I though it was a Lantana which is common in Phoenix, Az, but lantana do not fruit.

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    I received these Vines but were not what I ordered. Would you happen to know what they are? Thank you.

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    Hello! In the back of my house (Westford, MA) is a large wooded area... I think this has only been woods for the last 50 years and prior was part of cultivated farmland. My daughter found this plant (picture of its leaves, still green today Nov 15) on a plant less than a foot tall she thinks it is from some type of fern. The coin in the picture is a quarter for sizing... Could you tell us what the plant actually is?

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    Hi, I found this plant growing wild in the front yard in Westport, MA. and I'm hoping you can identify it for me. The berries and leaves look very similar to an elderberry plant that I recently purchased but the shape of the berry clusters is different. If they aren't elderberries, are they edible? Thank you!

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    This plant with yellow flowers was found in Sunipee, NH near Ryder Corner Road. This area is a plaustrine wetland, but there were upland species mixed in. This picture was taken September 23, 2014. Any idea what it is?

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    hello! i would just like to ask you if you would know what plant this is? I have 3 other plants I would like to know thx. this is my first one. I will post the other 2 plants soon. and again thank you

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    its me again and could you identify these 3 plants? thank you! I found them in the hotel i was staying in. In jogjakarta, indonesia.

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    hello! i would just like to ask you if you would know waht plant this is? i have 3 other plants i would like to know thx

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    I found this image and the title is "beautiful-hibiscus-flowers-in-park" but I was not quite sure the flowers are really hibiscus. Could you please identify what flowers are they?

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    What is pollen tube made up of

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    I'm having extreme difficulty finding a way to identify this flower/plant and am hoping you know it or can point me in the right direction.

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    This plant is on a roadside. Mid spring to early summer. The flower is small less than an inch in height. Any help identifying this plant would be appreciated. Tomsaw418

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    I found this fruit the last summer in Turkey

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    I have been hunting for wild ginseng and have dug up a few plants. Attached is a picture of a root of a plant that I believe to be ginseng and I'm hoping that you will be able to tell me yes or no. One individual told me it was sarsaparilla root. I found these plants on the eastern side of a mountain in the Appalachian Mountains in PA in a very rocky, steep area with all of the plants around it that is described on line as being neighboring plants. The leaves were in groups of 3-5 on each prong

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    A co-worker found this bush near a building on a hill. He said it is about 7 ft tall and has/had feathery leaves. No other clues.

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    I found this plant tonight in a large field while flying my RC airplane. I thought it was mint, but upon picking it, I was surprised that it smelled more like the oregano I had grown in my herb garden this summer. So I was wondering, is this some kind of wild herb? Or is it just a simple weed??? It has pretty purplish edges to the leaves. It's very aromatic. I live in West Virginia.

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    I found several seedlings and one foot-tall specimen of this plant in an upland dry oak/pitch pine forest in Farmington, Ct. It appears to be Viburnum nudum, but I usually associate it with wetlands. Vaccinium corymbosum was growing nearby. Can you confirm from this photo?

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    there is no location except was delivered to a funeral, this pic is all i have ,and the thing that looks like grape is not part of plant we would like identification of the plant please

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    I believe the plant I asked about is white aster, Symphyotrichum ericoides. The flowers helped to identify it. Thanks anyways!

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    Do you know what this is? It was found on a small hillslope next to a road but I've seen it in multiple places.

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    Hello, My name is Paola Stornant and I am growing sunflowers from a kit a friend gave me (it says it is a sunflower, so I am assuming it is) My sunflower bloomed last week. So yesterday I noticed 3 flowers were blooming from the back of the sunflower! I just thought this is a little unusual ... I have never seen anything like it. My question is if this has a name and if its usual or unusual. Thank you!! Paola Stornant from Houston, Texas. USA.

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    This was at a friends house and I have seen a few at our farm slightly bigger. I'm unsure of what it is and whether it is an invasive plant or not? We are located in Maine. Thank you.

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    Hello, I'm trying to identify this flowering shrub I find in South Kingstown, Rhode Island at Trustom Pond NWR. The closest I can seem to get would be Ageratina altissima, but I don't know if that is right or not.

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    Hi, Could you ID this plant? It grows around Boquete, Panama. Likes both sun and shade. Found under trees. Has a non significant flower. Non-woody. It has a milky substance similar to Euphorias. Pinkish, green leaves and stems. Thanks! I think that I have seen it Oregon... Not sure though..

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    Hi, Could you ID this plant? It grows around Boquete, Panama. Grows in both sun and shade. found under trees. Has a non significant flower. Non-woody. It has a milky substance similar to Euphorias. Pinkish, green leaves and stems. Thanks!

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    We recently found this plant growing in a roadside ditch around the corner from our house in Huntington, MA 01050. The area where it is growing is somewhat damp all the time and retains a lot of water after a heavy rain. We tried to key it out with four wildflower guides we own, with no luck. Images are uploaded. Any ID help will be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

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    Hi. I think this plant is Potamogeton. vaseyi. I found it at Windling Trails, Farmington Ct. in a small still pond on Sept. 29, 2014. Does my photo verify it? Thanks, Steve Messier

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    The plant pictured is in southeastern Ohio. It is a single plant currently about 8 feet tall with leaves nearly 2 feet in diameter. There have been no apparent flowers at least yet. Leaves are oppositely arranged.

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    Hi, found in the Boquete area of Panama, has a milky substance like the Euphoria family, grown in both shade sun, non-woody, and no significiant flower,pink tinges to the leaves and stems. Gosh I should know this one :)

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    Can you please help me identify this plant which has appeared in with my red peppers.

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    Hi - I sighted these grape-like fruits on a grape-like vine intertwined with Fox Grapes by the entrance to Ellisville Harbor State Park in Plymouth/Manomet, MA. They were growing on a fence and over some trees. The fruits ranged from white to blue to purple (ripest). I'd like to know what these are, and if they are edible. Thanks!

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    What plant is this? Found in central long island?

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    What is this plant? It's on Pea Island (ocean side), North Carolina.

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    Hello, So I am working as an intern, and we have been completing vegetation surveys and there are a few plants we can't seem to identify. Here is one we have been seeing quite often. We are working in central long island

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    I'm in Roswell GA 30076 and I found this plant behind my building which are Condos. It was in a semi damp high shade area.

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    Sorry, I hit submit instead of upload and didn't include the 2nd photo I intended to for identification of the two plants. As I said in my first try, the bark of the plant on the right is grayish with a mottled appearance. Here are both of the photos this time. Thanks, lmc825

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    Here are additional photos of the two saplings that you asked for to help you further in identification. The bark of the one with the pinnately compound leaves is gray and kind of mottled in color. Hope this helps. Thanks again.

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    Are there florets/seeds of Arrhenatherum elatius without the characteristic striped awn? could you please send photos of the florets without awns if there are any?

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    This plant looks like similax herbacea, but has absolutely NO SMELL anywhere. Not at the root and not at the pod. They are growing on our fence. There is a ditch within 5 feet, but it is only run off and not running water.

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    Here are more photos of the blue aster in my question Abadams2

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    This is a blue aster in my massachusetts garden.part sun.dry and was purchased at garden in woods 15yrs ago. i want to get more! They suggested I ask you as they are not sure. Unlike a.novi, it always is the SAME blue, is not upright but horizontal and usually 18-24 inches max. blooms in sept. thankyou!

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    Last question of the day (I think!) We have seen these acorns with red, round, firm "berry-like" attachments. I cannot find anything that explains this

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    I cannot find what this plant is. Location: Trustom Pond NWR, Wakefield, RI Thank you!

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    Good morning! I have a tree that is growing in Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge in Wakefield, RI. I'm attaching a couple of photos, lighting is not particularly good (sorry). What is interesting is the circular "lacy" growths, I'd say "flowers" but I don't know if that is what they actually are. Can you help? Diane

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    I came across two different saplings when I was clearing some low growing vines from the wooded edge of my yard in southwestern Vermont. I noticed a couple of days later that deer had grazed the ferny looking ones. Can you identify them for me so I can decide whether to leave them or not? Thank you very much.

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    What is this tree? I have never seen one like this in Massachusetts. It was planted in a town common in Cohasset, ma (south shore).

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    Hi - would love to know what this plant is. Many thanks in advance! Evan

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    Taken roadside, woodlands, wetlands, Windham, NH. This plant is what I would call furry or fuzzy.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH. Bright red berries on bush about 3' high.

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    This was taken by a friend in citified Chicopee, Mass. The fruit looks like an unripened tomato and growing up thru the sidewalk cement. Is it an edible fruit?

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    I followed your instructions for specie ID of Lycium. The leaf blades were under 50 mm, calyx numbered 4 consistently, 3.5 mm, 2 lobed, lobes 1mm. Thanks, that was fun.

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    What is this plant? We have it in lots of places in our yard in Pepperell. Thanks!

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    This sprung up at my bird feeder and I never seen it before. Dont know if its from birdseed or what. The panicles seem to be the male portion with green pods at their base. Just out of curiousity I'd like to know what it is. Thanks!

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    I need you help identifying a plant that looks like berberis, except that it has blue flowers in September. I have seen it growing just above high high tide on rocky coastlines in Hull and Salem. It has the habit of Barberry, some thorns on older stems, and a red drupe.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands, wetlands, Windham, NH. These are very tiny.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands wetlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Here's a close up of what I think is Lady's Thumb? Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Wild grape or canadian moonseed? Strong grape scent. When grape is opened there are two seeds. Found in a park in Mansfield, CT.

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    Is this spice bush? Found in a park in Mansfield, CT.

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    Found in Mansfield, CT.

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    could u please identify this plant

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    could you please identify these plants for me.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands wetlands, Windham, NH. Is this Lady's Thumb?

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH. Is this spotted touch-me-not?

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    I found this plant growing alone in between a wood fence a metal fence i dug up and potted now need to know what it is i have tried looking online and all i found was a choisya ternata but leaves are not in 3's

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    Can you tell me what this is i found it growing outside near a fence alone

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    Here is a picture of a plant I found in Mooselookmeguntic Lake, ME.....about 4 a 5ft of water, growing between two large rocks. I was doing an invasive aquatic plant survey and want to know what to call it in the report. Any thoughts? Thanks.

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    I wonder if you can ID this for me, please. It is growing in a rocky area on the RI coastline. Sorry, no flowers!

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    Please help me confirm the ID of this bush. It is on our property in Maine. I think it is Viburnum nudum (wild raisin). There are a few rounded teeth on the leaves, the petiole does have wings and the flower bud seems to be only partially cover by the scales. Nasami would like me to collect seed and I want to make sure the ID is right. Thanks.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH. Bright red berries - ? toxic?

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    Hi - fantastic site! Just stumbled upon it online... I have a question I'm hoping you can offer guidance on. I'm growing the following plants around my apartment in vases of water: english ivy, philodendron, spider plants, mint, jade, and basil. Would you be able to recommend the best general nutrient for me to use given this grouping of plants and given that I am growing them in water? Any help would be appreciated. Many thanks! egrove12

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    Thank you for all your answers to my questions in the past--here's a couple more. The first is this tiny charming little blue/yellow flower--taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands wetlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands wetlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH. I think this is Japanese knotwood? (from an article I read online recently).

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, woodlands wetlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH. ? Indian Pipe or Fiddlehead Fern?

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Love this site. Thank you so much for past and future identification of our NH woodlands plants. This one taken in Windham, NH, roadside, wetlands woodlands.

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    Taken roadside, wetlands woodlands, Windham, NH.

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    Love this site. Thank you for all your help past and future in identification of beautiful woodlands plants. This one taken in Windham, NH, roadside, wetlands woods.

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    Is this picture better?

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    Regarding our Strophostyles conversation, I thought I thought I should say what led me to think it was the perennial species, based on that species page: (1) flowers on longer stalks, (2)"hood" of flower less deeply indented, and (3) middle picture of leaves seems to match pretty well. Thanks for your help.

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    This was taken in Windham, NH--roadside--marshy, boggy area. elderberries? wild sasparilla? or something else? toxic? edible? thank you.

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    This shrub or small tree is growing in what was once a manure pile at the edge of the woods here in southeastern Vermont. It has large leaves and pinkish flowers. It is the only one that I have seen in this area. Can you help me identify it and is it native or something that came from seed in the manure pile? Thank you. Lynne

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    Sorry--I thought my location on the last post pinpointed it. I am in Windham, NH--off a dirt road--in the wetlands--these berries were seen in a marshy, boggy area near the spotted touch me nots and joe pye weed. They're about 5-6" tall--i took a close up of the leaves as requested. I'm wondering if these are elderberries, and edible or something else and toxic? Thank you again.

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    Hello again - and thanking you in advance for all your help. Is this ragweed? Seen in Windham, NH roadside, woods.

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    This plant showed up in my vegetable garden in Murrieta, California. It has a thick stalk and branches out in a spreading sort of manner. I have been afraid to touch it because I'm afraid it could be some sort of poison ivy. it just keeps growing and making little face-down yellow flowers--no vegetables. Do you think it could be poisonous?

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    This plant is growing in a rocky area on the shore in southern RI. It is currently in flower, but I also have a photo of it gone to seed. My first thought on looking at it was that it was like a campion, but that conclusion didn't pan out. Neither did my search in Newcomb's. Looking forward to your answer.

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    Hi my name is Jeremiah Welch, i am 13 years old. What do you think about my hypothesis? Last year my science class went on a field trip to Catalina Islands Marine Institute (CIMI). One of the things we learned there was that seaweed has fast regenerative cells. So my hypothesis is that if you extracted the DNA from seaweed and made a hybrid from the DNA of lets say a giant sequoia. Instead of taking 20 years it would only take 2-6 years because it would have the regenerative cells in it.

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    Are these elderberries or wild sasparilla or something else? edible? toxic? thank you.

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    I have not seen it in the field but people I work with have brought it to me a few times in the last few weeks and I have been unable to identify it. The leaves are entire with scattered hairs on the underside. At every node there are two opposite leaves with a 'compound' leaf growing from the axil of just one of the leaves. The cut stem is very milky and sticky. Grows in dry relatively disturbed open habitat along the coast... seen with bayberry, beachgrass, and bittersweet.

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    This plant seems to fit into the Strophostyles genus, and the flower shape seems to match best with S. umbellata. Found in the back yard of Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats, Newburyport, where we are making a survey of the wildlife, yet your description says it is too far north. Am I in the wrong genus?

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    Here's one at the upper reaches of the tidal zone at Joppa Flats, Newburyport. Also found at Deer Island in the same zone. Rivals cattails in height. Stem to the touch seems octagonal. Reminds me of the mint family and some Rumex.

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    Hello. Thanks for the suggestions to look up a local herbarium. I've sent out a few emails and hopefully can contact someone locally. In the meantime I've got a plant from near central Maine (about 30 miles northwest of Bangor). The site is a forested swamp, and likely sees occasional human disturbance. I think it's part of the Geum family, but can't place exactly what species of avens it is. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

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    Hello. I'm trying to figure out if this plant is Alnus incana, Hamamelis virginiana, or something else altogether. It was found around 35 northwest of Bangor, Maine in a forested, disturbed swamp. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you!

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    Hi! I'm a master gardener intern in RI and have been stumped trying to id this plant. It popped up in a perennial garden. It has single red stems with opposite serrated leaves and a red central vein (about halfway down). The leaves have a very fine red edge. It is past bloom and I don't know what the flowers looked like but they were in small clusters. I have been researching Eupatorium, E. perfoliatum, Ageratum as well as milkweed, dogbane and countless others. Thanks for any help you can give!

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    I posted a question earlier and wanted to let you know I discovered the answer at long last. The plant is a bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera. Thanks for offering this resource. I'm sure to be using it again!!

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    Hi, i know little english.i sorry. İ living in the turkey. İ trying hobby plants. But i not know names to plants. what is this id plant? Thank you.

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    As mentioned in the last couple questions I'm working through old field sampling photos to ID plants on some study sites (all from Maine and northern New York). I've used the dichotomous keys to help ID many of the plants, but am stumped on approximately 30 unidentified plants. Would you have any additional suggestions for ways to ID the remaining photos or know of anyone I could contact in Maine. I'd like to avoid asking so many questions and bombarding this site!

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    I want to find the name of this plant, which flowers at the beginning of August, with lemon yellow tubular flowers, and does not attract deer at all. I would like to get more but cannot identify it.

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    One more question from the northern New York and Maine plants. This is another plant from a forested, swampy area, sampled at the end of June. Unsure what species it is. Originally thought it belonged to the violet family (a guess was made for northern blue violet), but I'm pretty sure that's not the case, particularly with the toothed margins. There were no flowers at the time of sampling, but it was a cold spring and most plants weren't flowering yet. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks!

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    I'm sorting through my field sampling photos from Maine and northern New York taken in May/early summer and found another set of problem plants. Is there any good way to differentiate between (1) Wild leeks, (2) Bluebead lily, and (3) Trout lily? I only have pictures to go on, and many of our sites (all swampy or wet) contain 1, 2 or all 3 species. Thanks so much for all the help; it's much appreciated!

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    About 15 years ago my friend's mother passed away. My friend kept her plant and gave me a clipping, but I don't know what it's called. It has lasted so long and we keep taking clippings and planting them. Can you tell me what it is?

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    I have seen two different ideas about Calopogon tuberosus pollination. One is when the labellum folds with a bee, the plants is pollinated be the bee wiggling free. The other says that the pollen is deposited on the bee's back, then it flies to the next flower and repeats the process. Then the pollen from the first flowers is transferred to the new one. Which is correct or is it both?

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    Sorry, i just asked a question about Common Ground Nut, i then read other questions and answers, and saw "escyr" asked a question I've been asking everyone for a few years now. While out riding motorcycles i too often smell a plant that smells peppery-spicy, and musky. I have smelled it in many different places in New Hampshire in the late summer. I can only name one place i always smell it, and that is on Route 4, in Danbury, NH (43` 30'48.6''N ~ 71`52'07.6 ''W) Hope this helps! Tiffanie

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    Out walking my property i found some Common Ground Nut. I was wondering if i could dig it up, and plant it in my wild flower garden, and what time of year this should be done, if it can be. Thanks, Tiffanie.

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    I have another plant from both Maine and northern New York. It was found in forested swampy, moist habitats in May/early spring. I originally thought it belonged to the dogwood family, and then stumbled across Cornus slavinii: a hybrid between Cornus (or Swida) rugosa and sericea. I can't find any pictures or additional information on this hybrid, and was wondering if my plant belonged to C. slavinii. **In the third picture there is a viburnum in the background; not part of this plant!**

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    I recently saw a plant both in Maine and northern New York (seen in May/early summer). It's most often found in swamp habitats or moist areas. When the stem is broken, a purple-reddish pith is clearly visible. I originally thought it might be dewdrop (Rubus dalibarda), but it seems too large. Any ideas on what the plant might be would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    I know this is a an extremely common plant along roadsides all over Maine, but would really love to know what it is. It has just started blooming within the last week. I love the dense edging it creates along the road and the over all purple cast it has later in the fall. I think because it is so common, most people and wildflower books overlook it. Thank you!

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    Found this plant 8/12/14. Deer Island, Amesbury, MA. Couldn't find anything like it in the Dogwood family. Didn't see anything larger than a shrub in size. Chaffee Monell

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    Thanks so much for identifying the Hypericum gentianoides !

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    Does breeding of plants make them express juvenile traits analogous to the way breeding does in animals? Is one trait a non-shattering seed head? As animals are domesticated,they often display juvenile traits they are not bred to show. Dogs were bred to be nice and they got shortened skull bones,a juvenile trait,unintentionally. Do plants do the same kind of thing? This would be where oats was bred to have big seeds and as a unintentional result got a non-shattering seed head too. Thank you.

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    I have been unable to identify this flower with books or online resources. It grows on the edge of my driveway as well as in the lightly shaded woodland. It's flower has five petals and resembles those on St. Johnswort, which also grows in the area. The edges of some of the leaves are a bronzy red. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks

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    Hi. Thanks in advance for what ever help you can provide. I found this in mid August growing in Framingham in full sun on sandy, silty mineral soil, not much organic material, well drained. It is a meadow that was mowed in June. There are many growing together in a small monoculture in a place that looks like not much else wants to grow there. About 4-5 inches high. None have noticeable leaves. The buds at the tips never seem to bloom. They don't seem to have an odor. Thanks....John

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    I saw this plant in Southampton, Ontario. It's about four feet tall with wrinkly leaves. Do you know what kind of plant it is?

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    I need help identifying a plant based on smell. You see, I ride a motorcycle and often I smell a plant that to me smells like pepper. It is a strong musky peppery smell that I enjoy. I would like to find out what this plant is so that I can plant some at my house.

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    I was in a wooded, fresh water wetland today in the very southeast corner of Connecticut (Greenwich), and came across this plant growing mixed in with stilt grass, white cut grass, and some other natives. The wetland did not have any standing water, some spots were a little muddy, otherwise the entire area was covered with herbaceous plants with an over-story of maples (some alive, some dead), creating a mix of sun and shade. The plant seemed to be growing in groups, and was about 3-4' high.

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    Me and my sister found these two cute little flowers while at mt hope farm but can't figure out what they are. Any idea?

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    I uploaded these images once but did not know if you received them. This was a shrub about 8 feet tall and wide which I saw in Belastrand, Norway. Wonder if you can identify this plant for me? Many thanks. Plantwoman

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    I'm afraid the best I can do is a high resolution on that same image. Hopefully it helps. Thanks!

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    Since you were so helpful before, I've got another one for you! This plant was found upland of a wetland area, adjacent to a parking lot in Lowell, Massachusetts. It's about 2.5'-3' tall. It looks most like the images of Climbing Dayflower to me, but that isn't found in our area. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks again!

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    I am trying to identify this invasive weed at my home in North Carolina. Here is the image: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204580460857298&set=a.4486353282740.2187258.1407408305&type=1

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    the name of this plant, please

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    This is a shrub about eight ft tall and wide that I saw in Balastrand, Norway in front of a hotel. Can you help me to identify it? Many thanks. Plantwoman

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    It's gonna be great if you able to identify the name of this plant for me. It's a wild plant that grows everywhere. I really wanted to know this plant name. Your answer will appreciated. Thankyou

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    seen in Hawaii

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    I was curious what this plant is. It is near my child's play area and I wanted to make sure it is not poisons or dangerous if he may come in contact with it. Thank you every much!

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    Hi, I'm Alex from Auburn NH. This plant showed up late June and I left it to see what it would become. It is now 46" high, spreads about 45" wide. The broadest leaf is 2 3/4" wide and about 9" long from stem to tip. The stock looks like bamboo and is about 1/2" thick. The drapey flowerish beads cascade down, from stem to tip is about 6" long. I thought it might be in the Sea Oats family, however no pics show pinkish beads only grains. I posted on Facebook but no one could identify it. Thank you

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    Was wondering if you could identify this tree for me. it has berries that turn from red to dark purple almost black. I am located in maryland. also in spring this tree has smalls flowers

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    Can you tell me what kind of Palm tree this is?

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    This has baffled all of us. Vermont; grows along the ground, woody roots, woody stem. Roots are like rugosa and it spreads just like that. No flowers, fruit, thorns, bristles. (But deer, mice, etc. could have eaten fruit, we see evidence of browsing by something) Maple-type leaf. We have used the simple key and either get a currant/gooseberry or nothing. But the lack of fruit/flowers baffles us.

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    Can I ask you on plants that are not from the U.S? Thanks. plantwoman

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    Can you help me identify the plant in the foreground of this photo? The picture was taken July 30 in Central Massachusetts.

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    This plant has just started to grow from small leafs to super large and dark green. What is it?? Thanks Mike

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    I was wondering if you could help me ID this plant I came across while flagging a wetland. Sorry about the terrible photo, at the time I was sure it was going to be an easy one to look up. It has large leaves 10+ inches in length with 1-3 leaves per plant and as you can see they aren't deeply veined like skunk cabbage. It was found upland of an inundated wetland north of Boston. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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    I am a farmer here in Upstate New York and as such I'm reasonably familiar with many of the common plants (weeds) but quite often I find one that doesn't seem to be listed in the wild flower manuals. I would like to obtain an identification manual that is more comprehensive than those that are readily available. Can you recommend one that might be suitable for a more serious amateur? Thanks

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    i found this in my yard in shutesbury ma and picked it. there was a milky liquid from the stem. i was wondering what it is? there is a bunch of it sprouting up all over the yard.

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    Thank you so much for answering my question, I just could not figure out what type of tree I had. This is a great website:)

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    hello, i was hoping you could help me identify this plant. its about three feet tall, native to northern new mexico/rocky mountains. It has little reddish berries about a centimeter in diameter.

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    Thank you for the prompt response to my earlier question. I did further research on the web and found the name that match the description, it is a vacciniun serengelii. I have pictures of plants and flowers that are wild in the Himalayan region of india.The first one looks like a moss in full bloom. Never seen this before.

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    Hi, this is a picture of fruit/berries from a tree growing in my yard in Goffstown NH. The tree is about 8 to 10 feet tall. The leaves are green with red veins running through them. The fruit started as bunches of green then turned red. Can you help me identify it? Thanks

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    Ah! the dog stink horn...a really strange mushroom...I am not scared any more! Thanks ask the Botanist!

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    We have lived on our property for 10 years. And these guys never popped up. At the base of a tree near the house these wierd orange and green things come out of the ground around mid-day very rapidly and the dry up and fall off. Only for an hour or so. Are they part of the tree? I have a science background but they perplex me.

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    Hello! I would very much appreciate if you could help me identify some plants growing in my backyard in Canton, MA. Thanks! This shrub is about 2 and a half feet tall.

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    This dense shrub in my yard in Canton, MA is about 5 feet tall. The bees love them! Shrubby St. John's Wort? Thanks!

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    Hello again! Here is another shrub in my backyard (Canton, MA). There are several of them growing. Huckleberry?

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    My mum recently gave me a plant neither of us know the name of. Any idea of what this plant may be? It has tiny little flowers the same colour as the leaves that aren't visible in the photo.

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    This flower just appeared in the flower bed. It is located in Cornish, Maine. Please identify it.

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    I uploaded the description and photos to "Post a Sighting" and would like to know if you know the botanical name of this plant. Thank you, elainecarro@yahoo.com

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    Hello Ace. The plant posted here I had tentatively identified from Peterson's Wildflower Guide and the CT Botanical Website as Enchanter's Nightshade or Circaea letetiana (quadrisulcata). In another conversation here, you identified what seemed to be the same plant as the Broad-leaved Nightshade, specific name canadensis. Have i got the same plant with a different name, or what? Can you unconfuse me? Found in Amesbury Town Forest Jul 18

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    Seen at Great Meadows on Concord, MA growing with Purple Loosestrife 7/19

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    I would like to know if this plant growing in the wild in a remote area of the asia belong to the blueberry family

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    found along roadside near Walpole, NH July 2014, could this be sulfur cinquefoil? thanks in advance.

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    I am having trouble deciding if this is calystegia sepium or silvatica. It was discovered climbing a rosa multiflora in northern Rhode Island.

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    I'm stumped by this one. No flowers or fruit evident. Could it be a fern? Amesbury Town Forest, MA. Chaffee Monell

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    Is the DNA in any fruits can be used to clone fruits in times of scarcity? or what's the use of DNA in fruits for?

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    Photo taken in Walpole NH 6/19/2014 roadside. Lots of them, seeminly on tall stems(?). Took several pics, best close up of flower and roadside group. I'd like to know the name please. Thanks in advance.

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    I have this plant/weed? growing in my garden. Can you please identify for me? Thank you

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    Hello, from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California near Lake Don Pedro. I recently noticed this plant in one of my tree planters but have no idea what it is but suspect it may have been produced from tossing out old parrot food. I have never seen this on my property before and just let it grow out of curiosity. Here are some photos of the mystery plant. Thanks, Lew

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    I have been searching to identify this plant. I grows very much like a common chickweed, which is what I thought it was. I found it growing out from moss at the edge of a mulched garden in the shade of a rhododendron in Woodbury, CT. Help?

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    This is a photo of a wildflower blooming in an open meadow at 1700 feet altitude in the Taconic Mountains of southwestern Vermont. It's the only specimen of this kind blooming among 50 acres of clover, daisies, etc. The plant is about 6" tall and has about eight stems with a pink flower on the end of each. The stems are reddish. The leaves are needle like, and sparse w one leaf at each juncture on the stem. Can you help identify?

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    Seeking Identification on a few plants I've spotted on a walk today through the woods/fields. I'm located in Maryland. I suspect the flower on the vine like plant to be some type of morning glory? thanks in advance.

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    Please help identifying this vine. Located in New London county, CT. It sprouted in a line in the veggie garden and after 10 weeks has not produced flowers. It is fast growing, the leaves look similar to the squash family, the base of the plant is thin not thick like squash and has attracted the squash/cucumber beetle that is eating on the leaves. Thanks, Betsy

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    Would you know the name of this tree or shrub bearing grape-like fruits?? Thank You!

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    Could you please identify this tree? Thank You!

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    Hello! I am a graduate student interested in finding as many populations of Triodanis perfoliata as possible, preferably with at least 30 individuals. I don't want to do any manipulations, just take some observations so any locations would be great! Any tips would be greatly appreciated. -Beth

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    Hello! Hoping you can help identify this, any help would be appreciated! Thank you in advance. -Charlene

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    Thank you for your answers! This is another picture of the Rosa, but I'm not sure if it will help identifying the species. Might be Rosa Luciae? Could you give me some hints what to look for in order to tell the differences of the Rosa genus? Also, could you help identify the plant showed in image 2 and 3 (taken at the same location on the same day), which is the upper part and the lower part of one plant? Tried the keys but no results. Thanks.

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    Found also along the shore in Wantagh park in Nassau county, NY. Have no idea how to use the key to identify this one. Thanks.

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    Found also along the shore in Wantagh park in Nassau county, NY. Need help identifying them. Thanks!

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    1)Why nectar is produced? 2)when nectar is produced? 3)how nectar is produced in flowers?

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    What kind of elkweed is this if it is an elkweed? It showed up in 4 days!

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    Can you tell me what this plant is...there are several in my back yard

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    Can you help me identify this shrub/small tree? My best guess is Prunus serotina, but the whitish coloration on the inside of the leaves is throwing me off. Found in woodlands in Hyde Park, MA (southeastern Boston). Thanks!!

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    The plants are about 3 feet tall and the flowers are small; smaller than they appear in the picture. They came up in raised area of the yard that stays very dry, next to a driveway and gets at least a half day of bright sun.

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    Found in Wantagh Park in the south of Nassau county, NY. Is this Potentilla argentea? Thanks.

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    Found also along the shore in Wantagh park in Nassau county, NY. This is a shrub. Thanks.

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    2 more wildflowers I cannot identify. The first two images are of the same plant. Thank you in advance for any help.

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    Hello again. Thank you for all of your prompt responses. What can you tell me about this one?

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    Mobile upload test. I'm attaching this image using an Android smart phone. Can you see it Arthur?

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    This plant is growing in my yard up through a rugosa rose (the brown woody stems in the background) and untrimmed lawn, in Merrimack, New Hampshire. Can you tell me, please, what it is? Thank you very much for sharing your extensive knowledge with us all.

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    This appeared in my sister's perennial garden, next to her irises and lupine. The blossom is as big as her foot. Thanks!

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    Hi there, I discovered this plant at my backyard. The fruit is green and when it is ripe it will turn to dark purple. The seed is grape-like. Is this wild grape? Is this edible? Thanks.

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    Hi - can you identify which dryopteris this is? Habitat is dry, upland, ledgy, with oak, blueberry, grass, in Antrim NH. Elevation 2300' Thank you

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    Hi, I'm resending a picture of a plant, whose name we can't identify. Is it edible?

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    Can you tell me what this is? I spotted in in Los Angeles.

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    Hi, I just sent you a plant that we can't identify. Many thanks-Michele Morris

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    Please help me figure out what this plant is, where it came from, and how I'm supposed to care for it.

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    Is this a lily?

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    I am interested to write an APP that will post a picture and receive the suggestion of the flower in the picture. Do you have suggestion how to achieve the real time response? Thanks. BR Changming

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    What's this plant? Its growing in my garden. I'm thinking its a volunteer, but not sure.

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    I mistakenly consumed this plant a couple weeks ago and am feeling a bit arthritic since then. Can you tell me if it may be related to eating this plant? The plant was growing wild in a co-worker's garden. She gave it to me to eat along with some home grown chard. I had no idea that it had not been verified before eating. She said that she, her neighbor and her husband had been eating from time to time.. I probably ate about 3 handfuls of it.

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    I've had this plant for years but never knew what it is. Do you know???

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    3-4ish ft tall with simple, alternate leaves. I'm unsure if it will have flowers, but there are none as yet. I live in the Hill towns of Western MA, and it seems to grow all over the place by the side of the road here. I was tempted to test the leaf and root for edibility, but a wiser caution has overcome my curiosity until I can ID it. Thank you very much for any help!

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    I have a Lonicera vine growing in a place where many out of range north american species have been planted. It is very similar to L. dioica, but lacks any red coloration in the flowers. Is there another species I should be considering? The european honeysuckle lacks the fused, rounded leaves.

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    I'm wondering what plant this is. I trimmed it back because it was out of control and getting tangled up in itself and there are no flowers at all. Thanks!

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    I feel really silly for asking,but I have a plant that I've received , when my mom passed just a few months ago. I've repotted and growing great, but here's the situation ,I don't know what kind I've looked EVERYWHERE......help please. Thank you

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    We are getting mushrooms in our food bearing garden... We've been removing them in case they are poisonous, but are our food plants safe to eat if the mushrooms are poisonous? Does their poison get into the soil?

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    Do you know what species of Sisyrinchium this is? Found at the edge of a wetland just outside Boston. Thanks!!

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    Could you please identify this plant for me..a very strange plant indeed...Thank you.

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    What type of plant is this?

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    What is the name of this plant and is it a weed or something I should keep in the garden?

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    I was wondering if you can tell me what this plant is, and if it will flower? If so, what will the flower look like? Found it in a new back yard in Dayton, Ohio Thanks (I apologize for it being sideways)

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    This plant (nut? gourd? alien monster coconut?) was actually seen in Silver Spring, MD, but we cannot figure out even what planet it belongs to! So perhaps it grows in New England also, or something in its family. It is about the size of a coconut. Any ideas even what family it wants to belong to? Thanks!

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    Please help me identify this plant it grows in our back yard in Orange Park .FL.

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    Hello, I found this plant growing in a wet spot in a young stand of trees in Central Maine. What is it?

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    how do i upload images? when you click upload image it wont let you select any files?

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    Hi again. Here is another picture from the same plant I asked about last time. Hope this helps.

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    This flowering plant surprised me this spring. I looked for it again last week and it had died back. Do you know what it is? thanks for you help!

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    This plant is difficult for me to identify. I took this photo in my back yard in Springfield, MO, May 31st. It grows to the same height each year (roughly 3ft). I don't remember what the mature flower or fruit looked like. The Lance shaped leaves grow opposite up the red stalk. Each big leaf has two little ones accompanying it.

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    Can you please help me with this ID. It looks like a honeysuckle to me, maybe Lonicera tatarica. But the flowers are so red and the flower stock is so long. I was hoping to press it and put it in an invasives herbarium collection for the certificate program at NEWFS. Thanks for your help. If you need a better pic I can use my good camera, this pic is with my iPad.

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    We have a beautiful tree in our front yard that we are not familiar with. There are multiple "trunks." The leaves are almost heart shaped, with a scalloped, but not saw-toothed edge & are opposite, with 2 leaves at each node. I don't remember if it had flowers last year, but so far this year, it does not. We are in Worcester & bloom-wise are behind areas closer in toward Boston. I am attaching 3 photos - whole tree, close-up of bark & close-up of leaves. Thanks for your help!

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    Can you tell me what kind of plant this is?

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    Hi can you help me identify this plant.

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    Hi i'm a forester student. I need to identify this plant. Could you help me?

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    What the heck is this over growing my yard?

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    Hi again, Any ideas on this grass?

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    Good morning! This is a very tall (5ft) plant (immature) in Eastern CT. Found on a floodplain near a small river and wetland area. I apologize for the poor quality cell phone picture. Does anyone recognize this? My office is stumped. -KC

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    ....Thanks For Responding. I'll Consolidate My Inquiries. Any Help With This One?

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    This tree is in my backyard. It is a stone fruit. I don't know what it is. Could you help me?

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    Hi Ace, I was in the forest around Cornwall, NY on 5/6, and I was wondering if you can identify any of these plants?

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    A Few More Things I Noticed While Walking Through A Forest In Southern Connecticut A Few Days Ago. Some Images Are of The Same Thing In Hopes To Help Present A More Solid Question. Again, Any Help With Identification Would Be Greatly Appreciated. -Perceptive Plants

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    I am wondering if you could please tell me what flower this is? Thank you.

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    A Few Things I Noticed While Walking Through A Forest In Southern Connecticut A Few Days Ago. Some Images Are of The Same Thing In Hopes To Help Present A More Solid Question. Anyways, Any Help With Identification Would Be Greatly Appreciated.

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    ....Memories From A Recent Hike Through The Local Forest; Any Help With Identification Would Be Greatly Appreciated.

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    Here's the last one and I do appreciate the help! Leaves are alternate, simple with a smooth margin, flowers 5 parted.

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    Sorry if this is a duplicate but I was having trouble posting. I have three I can't figure out. Here is the first one. I believe it is in the Geranium family but the white flower is throwing me off. Is it perhaps a variation of Spotted Cranesbill?

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    Sorry but I have a few more and it bugs me when I can't figure them out with my guide books. All are found at your facility. First one resembles a Foam Flower but isn't as the leafs are totally different. The leaves are all basal.

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    I wondering if you can tell me what this plant is. It's growing against my house and I'm not sure if it's a weed or not. It's very tall, with it's little vine-branches reaching up to the gutter. (Also, I live in North Carolina.)

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    Hi there - I'm trying to locate nettles on my property (in MA). This plant seems to come close to the description, but it does not sting. Could you please tell me what type of plant it is? Thank you very much! - Lane

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    Hi there - I'm trying to locate nettles on my property (in MA). This plant seems to come close to the description, but it does not sting. Could you please tell me what type of plant it is? Thank you very much! - Lane

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    Hey, I have this Botany project due on Tuesday, and it's really short notice, but if you could identify this plant and a few others for me, I'd appreciate it, A LOT! I saw the plant in the Greenhouse at the Cleveland Zoo and couldn't ID it. Thank you :)

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    Thank you for your prompt and detailed reply. What could you tell me about this one?

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    do you know what kind of plant this is think its a tropical house plant of some sort

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    I am wondering if you can tell me what this flower is? It was a gift and given to me as a baby and now has grown into what looks like a shrub or bush. I am curious to know what I can expect once full grown. Thanks!

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    I am wondering if you could please tell me what flower this is and if it is a bush or shrub? Thank you.

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    This tree is located in Kabale, Uganda 2010. Can you ID it for me?

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    Thank you for the answer on Tellima grandiflora. Is it now naturalized in the Northeast or just a coincidence that it was growing at the Garden?

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    Hello - I am on the hunt for linnaea borealis (twinflower) to grow in my shady back yard in Albany, NY. I have not had any luck hunting it down! Do you know somewhere I could get it or a nursery I could call? I named my 4 month old daughter after the plant and would really like to grow it. Thanks for any advice. -Sandra

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    This flower is growing at your facility. First thing I thought was a larger type of miterwort but I can't find it anywhere in my books. The flower itself is about 5 times the size of miterwort. The leaves are mostly basal if I remember correctly and there are also a few alternate leaves on the stem. The flowers are growing along the stem. I saw several of them around but this particular one was photographed down near the meadow. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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    This plant we have hasn't flowered yet, although the bud is apparent. For this reason we can't tell what it is. Do you know? Thanks.

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    We are trying to identify the bush/shrub that these came from for renovations on our building - do you know what it could be? Thank you!

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    Could you please tell me what this is?

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    Thanks for your answers about the dogwood and the water willow. Wonderful!

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    I also compliment you on your endless patience with questions about houseplants, photos taken without any location, etc. etc. All for the love of plants. At least people are interested enough to ask.

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    I have an issue apparently with uploading an image. I go through the process and I'm at the spot where it tells me it is uploading . . . . I've done that three times and it was at least 20 minutes each. Is there another way for me to get the photo to you?

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    Could you help me identify this plant?

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    This small plant (less than a foot tall) grows in a marshy clump at the end of Russell Reservoir in Harrisville, NH: marshy but not sphagnum. I noticed the clasping opposite leaves at 90 degrees to the whorls above and below, and the purple color. No flower, this was taken in the spring I believe.

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    I have been wondering about the name and habitat and origin of the following plant. It has a woody like stem which is brown on the lower part and green (cactuss-like) on the middle and top part of the stem. Leaves are only present on the top part of the plant. The leaves are thick, large, dark green beautiful leaves where the veins are very clearly visible. I hope this along with the image will be enough information.

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    Good morning, I noticed this growing in my back yard it spreads pretty quickly. Could you tell me what this is please??

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    Hello, I'm doing a school project that requires me to review a Botanist. I would like help with some info on Hepraticophyta. 1.) How should I care for this type of plant? 2.) Where would I find these types of plants in nature?

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    Hi, I took a photo of these wildflowers the summer of 2012 in Nickerson State Park on the Cape, near the edge of a pond. Can you tell me the name? Are they rare?

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    Found this Plant here (https://goo.gl/maps/mblRi) near Descanso, California at Thousand Trails Oakzanita Campground. I saw a squirrel pulling something off one of these and eating it, couldn't tell what it was that it was eating. The plant looks to me like rosemary or thyme not sure. I could be way off. There was not fragrance that I could smell.

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    This plant was located near Descanso, California in the Desert Mountains. More specifically here (https://goo.gl/maps/mblRi). I've added two photos. The stem has a squared (with rounded corners. It was wild as it was growing (freely) in various places through the camp ground.

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    This plant is just coming up and flowering in my old farm field in Maine. Tried using your keys, but still can't identify it --- can you please tell me what it is? Thank you! 4/18/14

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    Hi, Would you be able to id this flower for me, found in the Middlesex Fells? I couldn't find it in the simple key. Thank you!

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    What is the name of this flower? I have found it in Bangladesh but as far I know it is not a native flower of this country.

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    Hello, can you ID this plant please? It is a shrub. Thank you. Giorgio

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    I am working on a homework assignment which requires I collect seed from a plant, but I should know which plant it is. My assignment is not to identify the plant, but to collect the seed, however currently few plants have seed. I am outside Asheville, North Carolina (in Black Mountain) in the Appalachians. Here are three pictures. Is it possible to identify the plant from these? The plant was not near a stream or anything. Behind it there is a rhododendron.

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    Dear Sir\ Madam I am an Agricultural Engineer specialized Agronomist, today i am working as an Extension Officer and I will plan a database related crop rotation. Please, i need to classify the botanical germination habit for the following crops: Potato(Solanum tuberosum), Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas), Garlic (Allium tuberosum), Mallow (Malva parviflora), Thyme (Thymus vulgaris). meaning if is it epigeal and, or hypogeal. Please, advice. Mohunnad Massimi Jordan

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