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Four-leaved Milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing on a small glacial outwash deposit near the top of a steep slope, DNA sample is one of four upper stem leaves and a portion of the inflorescence. No. 870611017.
See also: https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/Asclepias/quadrifolia/
and
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70941394
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Smallflower Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila aphylla)Observer
mjpapayDescription
I had originally mis-identified this as Phacelia ranunculacea.
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Iris × hybridaObserver
mjpapayDescription
1st photo
Left = 'Mango Entree'
Right = 'Open Ocean'
2nd photo
'Best Bet'
3rd photo
garden view
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Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides)Observer
mjpapayDescription
- lobed margin
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Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum)Observer
grinninDescription
For the Peatland Sheetweb Weaver (Hypselistes florens) spider, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/207238913
For this Hemp Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum) 2 days later, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/207517818
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Streamside Leptodictyum Moss (Leptodictyum riparium)Observer
zitsermDescription
On a submerged branch in a vernal pool
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Hairy Solomon's-Seal (Polygonatum pubescens)Observer
zitsermDescription
Floating sheaths, hairy lower leaf surface
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Goldie's Wood Fern (Dryopteris goldieana)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing in a rich bottomland area near the trail. No. 870728013.
See also: http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Dryopteris_goldieana
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Spinulose Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing in a well-drained upland forest. No. 870728010.
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Blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium)Observer
grinninDescription
Notes, many thanks to @ccantley: opposite, finely serrated leaves with reddish petioles
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Eastern Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus holmanii)Observer
zitsermDescription
Female. Oblong ovisac
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Bacidia suffusaObserver
grinninDescription
For the adjacent Bacidia suffusa, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/205421248
For nearby Bacidia suffusa I found in the photos after I got home, cf. inaturalist.org/observations/205137676
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Wasp's Nest Slime Mold (Metatrichia vesparia)Observer
zitsermDescription
Under a log
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Honey Mushrooms (Genus Armillaria)Observer
zitsermDescription
The less commonly seen red coloration on Armillaria rhizomorphs. I sliced a rhizomorph in half lengthwise and discovered that it was very woody / cellulose looking.
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Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing in a steep walled tributary valley. No. 870611030.
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Thick-leaved Stonecrop (Sedum dasyphyllum)Observer
grinninDescription
For several of the Common Chrysalis-Snail (Lauria cylindracea), cf. inaturalist.org/observations/204448267
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Long Beech Fern (Phegopteris connectilis)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing on steep walled rock faces along the edge of the gorge, rachis not winged between the lowest two pairs of pinnae. No. 870611023.
See also: https://michiganflora.net/genus/Phegopteris
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Genus CalypogeiaObserver
bob375Description
Deep shade on moist sandstone cliff.
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Shield Ferns (Genus Polystichum)Observer
lemnaDescription
First time seeing a fern do this...
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Chestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus castaneus)Observer
mjpapayDescription
- about 1 cm long
- it appeared to be bothered by the pollen on its body, and was in a somewhat agitated state; when I offered it the bit of wood to cling to, it latched on fiercely and appeared to sting it
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Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing throughout the area near the bridge. No. 870611011.
See also: http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Vitis_riparia
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Hairy Lip Fern (Myriopteris lanosa)Observer
mjpapayDescription
Several colonies were lost to a controlled burn that was conducted two yeas ago. So, I was elated to find this one thriving on a rock outcrop.
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Angelina rufescensObserver
zitsermDescription
The wood that has been stained red can be seen in the first two photos.
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American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)Observer
zitsermDescription
I was studying a fallen American beech and noticed that the branchlets at the very top of the canopy bore beige fuzzy hairs. This is something that I never knew, as I don't think I had ever studied the upper canopy branches of a beech tree.
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Rouleau's Poplar (Populus × rouleauiana)Observer
chuckt2007Description
appearing to be naturalized along the edge of the embankment by the bridge. No. 870611008.
See also: https://michiganflora.net/record/2611
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:289154-2
https://www.gbif.org/species/3040214
www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/1988601523/media/7f7f49c85099b7cd5dab822ddd28ecbc
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/1989393871/media/c5ad49312cd09f765df5158bade299e6
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/4072551331/media/57525ce1dc5b8746b0ce9c77da96f752
https://www.gbif.org/tools/zoom/simple.html?src=//api.gbif.org/v1/image/cache/occurrence/4072799552/media/04dc00d5bfae43b7d494bead6e82afb5
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Black Willow (Salix nigra)Observer
chuckt2007Description
growing on the bottomland near the bridge. No. 870611004
See also: http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Salix_nigra
and
http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/File:FNA7_P3_Salix_caroliniana_pg_35.jpeg
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Soft Fern (Christella dentata)Observer
michael_butlerDescription
Tentative ID.
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Sinewed Bushy Lichen (Ramalina americana)Observer
mjpapayDescription
Very compact.
Very small.
Apothecia adorned with compact branches.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
zitsermDescription
Beautiful Turkey tails showing blue near the point of attachment. On Gray birch.
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Silvery Glade Fern (Deparia acrostichoides)Observer
chuckt2007Description
syn. Athyrium thelypterioides (Michaux) Desv., growing in a rich shaded bottomland at the base of the gorge, multicellular hairs present. No. 870604014.
See also: http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Deparia_acrostichoides
and
http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/w/images/9/9b/FNA2_P37_Diplazium-Deparia-Athyrium_pg_253.jpeg
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Painted Buckeye (Aesculus sylvatica)Observer
mjpapayDescription
Shrub, not a tree.
On the floodplain of the Haw River.
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Tall Dock (Rumex altissimus)Observer
grinninDescription
Last two photos with adjacent Curly Dock (Rumex crispus), for comparison; saw quite a lot of this today
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Observer
zitsermDescription
On old Stereum.
Filaments do not turn purple in KOH (see last photo taken under a microscope in a koh solution) - that's one way of distinguishing these fungi from Sphaerostilbella aurifila.
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Rodents (Order Rodentia)Observer
zitsermDescription
Tooth marks on a Quercus rubra acorn. Not sure what causes the acorns to turn pink.
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Outward-looking Rosette Lichen (Physcia alnophila)Observer
mjpapayDescription
1st photo - desiccated condition
2nd & 3rd photos - hydrated condition
Thallus
- very narrow
- convex
- tightly spaced
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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)Observer
mjpapayPlace
North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27517, USA (Google, OSM)
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Observer
mjpapayDescription
on rock/saxicolous/epipetric
What appear to be sorediate clumps are in fact dense clumps of short cylindric isidia - see 2nd photo, where nascent/young isidia are developing on the edge of the thallus
