What
Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)Observer
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Farthest north I reached in the preserve. I walked almost every trail except for the north part of Pimiteoui trail
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False Rue Anemone (Enemion biternatum)Observer
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Uncommon on the site, but in larger patches
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Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)Observer
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Sugar maple completely taking over understory of oak woods/savanna
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Common Guelder-Rose (Viburnum opulus var. opulus)Observer
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Seemingly rare on the site
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Short's Rockcress (Borodinia dentata)Observer
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I only saw this one plant on the site
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Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)Observer
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Early growth was rare to uncommon on the site
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Nodding Rattlesnake Root (Nabalus crepidineus)Observer
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The only population I found on the site
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Sharp-lobed Hepatica (Hepatica acutiloba)Observer
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Seemingly rare on the site
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American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)Observer
dziomberDescription
Seemingly rare on the site
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American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)Observer
dziomberDescription
Seemingly rare on the site
What
Michigan Lily (Lilium michiganense)Observer
dziomberDescription
Early growth was rare to uncommon on the site
What
Goldenrod Rust (Coleosporium solidaginis)Observer
dziomberDescription
On Symphyotrichum shortii
Photos / Sounds
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Grey Worm (Aporrectodea caliginosa)Observer
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? A worm slowly navigating down a calcified low fall in a deeply eroded rill
The colors seem unusual for a night crawler or redworm.
Photos / Sounds
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Common Serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea)Observer
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The ovaries here are slightly pubescent if not fully glabrate at maturity. But the size of the tree and the leaf and inflorescence morphology doesn't fit any other species known in IL