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Northern White Violet (Viola minuscula)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Seen with Erik Danielsen.
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Oak Rosette Gall Wasp (Andricus quercusfrondosus)Observer
zihaowangDescription
On Post Oak. Maybe just old flowers?
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Lanceleaf Figwort (Scrophularia lanceolata)Observer
cbarronDescription
About 5.5 feet
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Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Observer
xrisDescription
Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip tree, Inwood Hill Park, November 2015
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Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)Observer
heatherleaDescription
Clove Lakes Park
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Horrid Thistle (Cirsium horridulum var. horridulum)Observer
heatherleaDescription
Bee ID?
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Powell's Amaranth (Amaranthus powellii)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Tentative ID. Bracteoles 2x as long as sepals.
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Greater Pond-Sedge (Carex riparia)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Perigynia mostly longer than 5mm; sheath front reddish-spotted, back of sheath white-septate; leaves strongly glaucous abaxially; ligules long to short, round. Plant forms rhizomatous patch.
Same plant as in this earlier observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140902083
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Sea Sandwort (Honckenya peploides)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Probably the last individual of this species in Brooklyn. It soon became extirpated perhaps because of beach nourishment.
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Tidalmarsh Amaranth (Amaranthus cannabinus)Observer
djringerDescription
In the salt marsh
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Southern Slender Ladies'-Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis)Observer
zihaowang
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Southern Lady Fern (Athyrium asplenioides)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Tentative.
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Showy Goldenrod Species Complex (Complex Solidago speciosa)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Known population
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Slim-stem Small-Reedgrass (Calamagrostis stricta)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Callus hairs in uneven clusters, about as long as lemma; awn attached to lemma below midpoint, well differentiated from hairs.
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Torrey's Eupatorium (Eupatorium torreyanum)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Wild, but previously undocumented population in a meadow atop a natural rock outcrop.
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Crookedstem Aster (Symphyotrichum prenanthoides)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Probably an introduced population from seed mixes used by contractors when the Putnam Greenway was reconstructed.
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Broad-leaved Panic Grass (Dichanthelium latifolium)Observer
zihaowangDescription
Leaves 25+ mm wide; florets 3 mm long
