| BIOL 301, PLANT TAXONOMY LAB -- FINAL
Cumulative Species List |
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| 21 April 2008 |
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| FAMILY |
GENUS |
SPECIES |
MODERN NAME |
COMMON NAME |
IMAGES |
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| Aceraceae |
Acer |
rubrum |
* |
red maple |
Leaves |
Samaras |
Young
bark |
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| Amaryllidaceae |
Hypoxis |
spp. |
Liliaceae |
yellow star-grass |
Flower |
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| Amaryllidaceae |
Zephyranthes |
atamasco |
Liliaceae, Z. atamasca |
atamasco lily |
Flower |
Clump |
Bud |
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| Anacardiaceae |
Rhus |
radicans |
Toxicodendron radicans |
poison ivy |
Leaves |
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| Anacardiaceae |
Rhus |
toxicodendron |
* |
poison oak |
Habit |
Young
leaves |
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| Apiaceae |
Hydrocotyle |
spp. |
* |
pennywort |
Leaves |
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| Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
coriacea |
* |
sweet gallberry |
Leaves |
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| Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
glabra |
* |
inkberry |
Habit
in flower, close |
Habit
in fruit, close |
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| Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
opaca |
* |
American holly |
Leaves
and fruits |
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| Aquifoliaceae |
Ilex |
vomitoria |
* |
yaupon holly |
Habit
in fruit |
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| Arecaceae |
Sabal |
minor |
* |
dwarf palmetto |
Habit
in flower |
Leaf,
close |
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| Arecaceae |
Sabal |
palmetto |
* |
cabbage palmetto |
Habit |
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| Aristolochiaceae |
Hexastylis |
arifolia |
* |
wild ginger |
Mottled
leaf |
Green
leaf |
Flower |
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| Aspidiaceae |
Polystichum |
acrostichoides |
Dryopteridaceae |
Christmas fern |
Habit |
Leaves,
close |
Sori |
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| Aspleniaceae |
Asplenium |
platyneuron |
* |
ebony spleenwort |
Habit |
Rachis |
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| Asteraceae |
Arnica |
acaulis |
* |
leopard's bane |
Flower |
Basal
rosette |
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| Asteraceae |
Baccharis |
halimifolia |
* |
groundsel-tree |
Leaves |
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| Asteraceae |
Borrichia |
frutescens |
* |
sea ox-eye |
Habit |
Habit
in flower |
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| Asteraceae |
Chaptalia |
tomentosa |
* |
sunbonnets |
Habit
in flower |
Basal
rosette |
Back
of leaf, close |
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| Asteraceae |
Chrysogonum |
virginianum |
C. virginianum var. australe |
green-and-gold |
Flowers |
Habit
in flower |
Flowers,
close |
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| Asteraceae |
Coreopsis |
auriculata |
* |
spreading coreopsis |
Flowers,
close |
Habit
in flower |
Biseriate
involulcre |
Bud |
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| Asteraceae |
Heterotheca |
graminifolia |
Pityopsis graminifolia |
grass-leaved goldenaster |
Leaves |
Panicle |
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| Asteraceae |
Iva |
frutescens |
* |
marsh elder |
Leaves |
Leaves,
close |
Flowers |
Fruit
remants |
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| Asteraceae |
Iva |
imbricata |
* |
seashore elder |
Habit |
Leaves |
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| Asteraceae |
Pterocaulon |
pycnostachyum |
Pterocaulon virgatum |
blackroot |
Habit
in flower |
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| Betulaceae |
Carpinus |
caroliniana |
* |
ironwood |
Leaves |
Trunk |
Fruit
bract |
Male
catkin |
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| Bignoniaceae |
Anisostichus |
capreolata |
Bignonia capreolata |
cross-vine |
Leaves |
Flowers |
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| Blechnaceae |
Woodwardia |
virginica |
* |
Virginia chain fern |
Habit |
Young
leaf |
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| Brassicaceae |
Cakile |
harperi |
C. edentula ssp. harperi |
sea rocket |
Habit |
Fruit |
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| Bromeliaceae |
Tillandsia |
usneoides |
* |
Spanish moss |
Habit |
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| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
compressa |
Opuntia humifusa |
prickly pear |
Habit
in fruit |
Flower |
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| Cactaceae |
Opuntia |
drummondii |
O. pusilla |
devil joint |
Habit |
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| Caprifoliaceae |
Lonicera |
japonica |
* |
Japanese honeysuckle |
Habit,
close |
Pectinate
leaves |
Flowers |
Fruits |
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| Caprifoliaceae |
Lonicera |
sempervirens |
* |
honeysuckle |
Flowers |
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| Caprifoliaceae |
Viburnum |
dentatum |
* |
arrowwood |
Leaves |
Flowers |
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| Chenopodiaceae |
Salicornia |
virginica |
S. depressa |
perennial glasswort |
Stems |
Flowers |
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| Chenopodiaceae |
Salsola |
kali |
* |
Russian thistle |
Habit,
green |
Leaves,
green |
Leaves,
brown |
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| Clethraceae |
Clethra |
alnifolia |
* |
sweet pepperbush |
Habit
with remnant fruit |
Leaves |
Flowers |
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| Cornaceae |
Cornus |
florida |
* |
flowering dogwood |
Leaves |
Flowers |
Fruits |
Mature
bark |
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| Cupressaceae |
Juniperus |
virginiana |
* |
eastern red cedar |
Mature
leaves |
Juvenile
leaves |
Female
cones |
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| Cyperaceae |
Scirpus |
cyperinus |
* |
woolgrass |
Flowers |
Flowers,
flashed |
Base
of leaves |
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| Droseraceae |
Drosera |
spp. |
* |
sundew |
Habit |
Flowers |
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| Ericaceae |
Chimaphila |
maculata |
Pyrolaceae |
spotted wintergreen |
Habit |
Flower |
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| Ericaceae |
Lyonia |
lucida |
* |
fetterbush |
Leaves |
Flowers |
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| Ericaceae |
Vaccinium |
arboreum |
* |
sparkleberry |
Winter
leaves |
Summer
leaves |
Flowers |
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| Ericaceae |
Vaccinium |
crassifolium |
* |
creeping blueberry |
Habit
in flower |
Habit
in flower, close |
Stolons |
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| Ericaceae |
Vaccinium |
elliottii |
* |
Elliott's blueberry |
Flowers |
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| Eriocaulaceae |
Eriocaulon |
decangulare |
* |
bogbuttons |
Habit
in flower |
Flowers,
close |
Basal
rosette |
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| Euphorbiaceae |
Croton |
punctatus |
* |
silver-leaf croton |
Leaves |
Leaves,
close |
Habit
in fruit |
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| Euphorbiaceae |
Sapium |
sebiferum |
Triadica sebifera |
popcorn tree |
Early
flowers |
Habit
in flower |
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| Fabaceae |
Cercis |
canadensis |
* |
redbud |
Leaves |
Flowers |
Zig-zag
twigs |
Fruits |
Distant
habit |
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| Fabaceae |
Lupinus |
perennis |
* |
sundial lupine |
Flowers |
Flowers,
closer |
Leaves |
Habit
in flower in 2005 |
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| Fabaceae |
Wisteria |
frutescens |
* |
wisteria |
Flowers |
Habit
in flower |
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| Fagaceae |
Fagus |
grandifolia |
* |
American beech |
Leaves |
Buds |
Bark |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
alba |
* |
white oak |
Leaves |
Bark |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
laevis |
* |
turkey oak |
Most
typical leaves |
Another
version |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
laurifolia |
* |
laurel oak |
Leaves |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
michauxii |
* |
swamp chestnut oak |
Leaves |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
nigra |
* |
water oak |
Leaves |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
pagodaefolia |
Q. pagoda |
cherrybark oak |
Green
leaves |
Fallen
leaves |
Bark |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
pumila |
* |
running oak |
Leaves |
Habit
in flower |
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| Fagaceae |
Quercus |
virginiana |
* |
live oak |
Trunk |
Leaves |
Acorns |
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| Hamamelidaceae |
Liquidambar |
styraciflua |
* |
sweet gum |
Leaves |
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| Hippocastanaceae |
Aesculus |
pavia |
* |
red buckeye |
Leaves |
Flowers |
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| Iridaceae |
Iris |
virginica |
* |
blue flag iris |
Flower |
Leaves |
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| Iridaceae |
Sisyrinchium |
spp. |
* |
blue-eyed grass |
Flowers |
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| Juglandaceae |
Carya |
spp. |
* |
hickory |
Leaf
scar |
Leaves |
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| Juncaceae |
Juncus |
roemerianus |
* |
black needle rush |
Habit |
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| Lauraceae |
Persea |
borbonia |
* |
red bay |
Leaves |
sorry, the fruit photos were fuzzy |
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| Lemnaceae |
Spirodela |
polyrhiza |
* |
duckweed |
Mixed
with other aquatics |
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| Lentibulariaceae |
Pinguicula |
caerulea |
* |
blue butterwort |
Flower,
close |
Habit
in flower |
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| Lentibulariaceae |
Pinguicula |
lutea |
* |
yellow butterwort |
Flower |
Basal
rosette |
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| Lentibulariaceae |
Utricularia |
inflata |
* |
floating bladderwort |
Flowers |
Floats |
Habit
in pond |
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| Liliaceae |
Smilax |
auriculata |
Smilacaceae |
dunes greenbrier |
Leaves |
Habit
in fruit |
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| Liliaceae |
Smilax |
bona-nox |
Smilacaceae |
greenbrier |
Leaves |
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| Liliaceae |
Smilax |
laurifolia |
Smilacaceae |
bamboo vine |
Habit |
Leaves
with tendrils |
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| Liliaceae |
Smilax |
pumila |
Smilacaceae |
greenbrier |
Leaves |
Flowers |
Fruits |
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| Liliaceae |
Trillium |
maculatum |
* |
mottled trillium |
Habit
in flower |
Clump
in flower |
Huge
patch in flower |
Single
leaf stage |
Two
and three leaf stages |
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| Liliaceae |
Yucca |
aloifolia |
Agavaceae |
Spanish bayonet |
Leaves |
Leaves,
close |
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| Liliaceae |
Yucca |
filamentosa |
Agavaceae |
Spanish bayonet |
Habit |
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| Liliaceae |
Yucca |
gloriosa |
Agavaceae |
Spanish bayonet |
Leaves |
Leaves,
close |
Habit |
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| Loganiaceae |
Gelsemium |
sempervirens |
* |
Carolina jessamine |
Habit |
Flowers |
Fruit |
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| Lycopodiaceae |
Lycopodium |
alopecuroides |
Lycopodiella alopecuroides |
foxtail clubmoss |
Habit |
Habit,
closer |
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| Magnoliaceae |
Liriodendron |
tulipifera |
* |
yellow poplar |
Leaf |
Bud
scales |
Frowny
faces |
Habit
in flower |
Flower,
close |
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| Magnoliaceae |
Magnolia |
grandiflora |
* |
southern magnolia |
Habit |
Leaves |
Flower |
Fruit |
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| Magnoliaceae |
Magnolia |
virginiana |
* |
sweet bay |
Habit
in flower |
Stipule
scars |
Back
of leaf* |
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| Melastomataceae |
Rhexia |
spp. |
* |
meadow-beauty |
Flower |
Awned
anthers |
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| Myricaceae |
Myrica |
cerifera |
Morella cerifera |
wax myrtle |
Leaves |
Leaves,
close |
Fruits |
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| Myricaceae |
Myrica |
heterophylla |
Morella caroliniensis |
southern bayberry |
Leaves |
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| Nymphaeaceae |
Nymphaea |
odorata |
* |
fragrant water lily |
Flower |
Leaves |
Habit |
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| Nyssaceae |
Nyssa |
biflora |
* |
pond gum |
Habit
in pond |
Leaves |
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| Orobanchaceae |
Conopholis |
americana |
* |
squaw-root |
Habit
in flower |
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| Orobanchaceae |
Epifagus |
virginiana |
* |
beechdrops |
Habit
in fruit |
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| Osmundaceae |
Osmunda |
cinnamomea |
* |
cinnamon fern |
Habit
in spore |
Immature
sporophyll, close |
Fiddlehead |
Scales
at base of leaf |
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| Osmundaceae |
Osmunda |
regalis |
* |
royal fern |
Habit
in spore |
Leaf,
close |
Spore
leaf, close |
Base
of rachis |
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| Pinaceae |
Pinus |
glabra |
* |
spruce pine |
Leaves |
Cone |
Bark |
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| Pinaceae |
Pinus |
palustris |
* |
longleaf pine |
Mature
habit |
Bottlebrush
stage |
Grass
stage |
Female
cone |
Male
cone |
Mature
bark |
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| Pinaceae |
Pinus |
serotina |
* |
pond pine |
Habit |
Open
cone |
Closed
cone |
Leaves |
Epicormic
sprouts |
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| Pinaceae |
Pinus |
taeda |
* |
loblolly pine |
Leaves |
Cone |
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| Poaceae |
Andropogon |
capillipes |
* |
chalky bluestem |
Habit |
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| Poaceae |
Andropogon |
spp. |
* |
broomsedge |
Base
of leaves |
Dormant
habit |
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| Poaceae |
Arundinaria |
gigantea |
* |
switch cane |
Leaves |
Leaves |
Habit |
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| Poaceae |
Cenchrus |
tribuloides |
* |
dune sandbur |
Habit |
Fruit |
Fruit,
close |
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| Poaceae |
Ctenium |
aromaticum |
* |
toothache grass |
Habit |
Flowers |
Immature
fruits |
Curly
fruits |
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| Poaceae |
Erianthus |
giganteus |
Saccharum giganteum |
giant beard grass |
Habit
in flower |
Fruits,
close |
Immature
and mature panicles |
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| Poaceae |
Panicum |
amarum |
* |
seaside panicum |
Habit |
Leaves |
Fruits |
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| Poaceae |
Spartina |
alterniflora |
* |
smooth cord grass |
Habit |
Winter
habit |
Closer |
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| Poaceae |
Spartina |
cynosuroides |
* |
giant cordgrass |
Habit
in fruit |
Fruits,
close |
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| Poaceae |
Spartina |
patens |
* |
salt hay |
Habit |
Habit
in sand |
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| Poaceae |
Uniola |
paniculata |
* |
sea oats |
Leaves |
Fruits |
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| Polygalaceae |
Polygala |
lutea |
* |
orange milkwort |
Habit |
Flowers,
close |
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| Polypodiaceae |
Polypodium |
polypodioides |
Pleopeltis polypodioides |
resurrection fern |
Habit,
dry |
Leaves,
green |
Leaves,
dry |
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| Pteridaceae |
Pteridium |
aquilinum |
Dennstaedtiaceae |
bracken fern |
Leaf |
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| Rhamnaceae |
Berchemia |
scandens |
* |
supplejack |
Stems |
Leaves |
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| Rosaceae |
Prunus |
serotina |
* |
black cherry |
Leaves |
Glands |
Young
bark |
Older
bark |
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| Rosaceae |
Rubus |
spp. |
* |
blackberry |
Winter
leaves |
Summer
leaves |
Flower |
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| Rosaceae |
Sorbus |
arbutifolia |
Photinia pyrifolia |
red chokeberry |
Habit
in flower |
Habit
in flower |
Fruits |
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| Rubiaceae |
Mitchella |
repens |
* |
partridge berry |
Habit |
Flowers |
Fruit |
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| Sarraceniaceae |
Sarracenia |
flava |
* |
trumpet pitcher plant |
Habit |
Habit
in flower from a dormant clump of leaves |
Flower,
close |
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| Sarraceniaceae |
Sarracenia |
minor |
* |
hooded pitcher plant |
Habit
in flower |
Fenestrations |
Flowers |
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| Sphagnaceae |
Sphagnum |
spp. |
* |
peat moss |
Habit |
Habit,
wet |
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| Symplocaceae |
Symplocos |
tinctoria |
* |
horsesugar |
Leaves |
Habit
in flower |
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| Taxodiaceae |
Taxodium |
ascendens |
Cupressaceae |
pond cypress |
Habit
in pond |
Leaves |
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| Taxodiaceae |
Taxodium |
distichum |
Cupressaceae |
bald cypress |
Leaves |
Buttress |
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| Theaceae |
Gordonia |
lasianthus |
* |
loblolly bay |
Habit
in flower, close |
Flower,
close |
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| Typhaceae |
Typha |
latifolia |
* |
cat-tails |
Habit
in fruit |
Fruit
remnants |
Base
of leaves |
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| Ulmaceae |
Ulmus |
alata |
* |
winged elm |
Leaves |
Wings |
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| Violaceae |
Viola |
spp. |
* |
violets |
Habit
in flower |
Another
species in flower |
Flower,
close |
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| Vitaceae |
Parthenocissus |
quinquefolia |
* |
Virginia creeper |
Leaves |
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| Xyridaceae |
Xyris |
spp. |
* |
yellow-eyed grass |
Fruit
remnant |
Flowers,
close |
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| OTHER IMAGES |
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| A recently deceased
butterfly :( |
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| Angel
Oak |
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| Buried
yucca |
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| Drosera
with leaf folded over prey |
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| Lupinus
perennis stem with caterpillars |
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| Nicole's
weird bug |
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| Our
first alligators |
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| Pitcher
plant bog |
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| Pitcher
plant bog, damaged by ATVs |
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| Pitcher
plant bog, edge of damage |
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| Pocosin,
wall of veg |
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| Red
maple in flower across marsh |
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| Red
maple samaras, close |
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| Sarracenia
flava stamens with stink bug |
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| The
green and gold we missed - Chrysogonum virginianum |
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| The
little green tree frog |
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| The
second alligator sighting |
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| The
wild geranium we missed - Geranium maculatum |
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| Weird
Rudbeckia |
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