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The Plants

Plant Gallery

Welcome to the gallery of plants. If you click on any plant image you will be taken to a slide show where there will be more information about the species and individuals.

Internal Ash Damage

Internal Ash Damage

Ash Regrowth

Ash Regrowth

Ash Regrowth, Year Two

Ash Regrowth, Year Two

Autumn Foliage

Autumn Foliage

(Red) Bee Balm, Monarda didyma

(Red) Bee Balm, Monarda didyma

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Birdsfoot Trefoil

Common Blackberry

Common Blackberry

Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis

Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis

Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis

Black Raspberry, Rubus occidentalis

Butter-and-Eggs, Linaria vulgaris

Butter-and-Eggs, Linaria vulgaris

Cattail, Typha sp.

Cattail, Typha sp.

Cattail, Typha sp.

Cattail, Typha sp.

Cattail, Typha sp.

Cattail, Typha sp.

Chickweed, Stellaria media

Chickweed, Stellaria media

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Chicory, Chichorium intybus

Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara

Coltsfoot, Tussilago farfara

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion, Taraxacum officinale

Mixed ferns

Mixed ferns

Fern,

Fern,

Fern,

Fern,

Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata

Goldenrod, Solidago sp.

Goldenrod, Solidago sp.

Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis

Eastern Hemlock, Tsuga canadensis

Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata

Shagbark Hickory, Carya ovata

Cattails blanketed with honeyvine milkweed.

Cattails blanketed with honeyvine milkweed.

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Honeyvine Milkweed, Cynanchum Laeve

Lamb’s Quarters, Chenopodium album

Lamb’s Quarters, Chenopodium album

Lamb’s Quarters, Chenopodium album

Lamb’s Quarters, Chenopodium album

Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris

Marsh Marigold, Caltha palustris

(White) Morning Glory, Ipomoea alba

(White) Morning Glory, Ipomoea alba

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Red-stemmed Milkweed

Red-stemmed Milkweed

Common Mullein, Verbascum thapsus

Common Mullein, Verbascum thapsus

Plantain, Plantaga rugelii

Plantain, Plantaga rugelii

Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans

Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans

Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper

Poison Ivy and Virginia Creeper

Purple Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife

Purslane, Portulaca oleracea

Purslane, Portulaca oleracea

field of Queen Anne's Lace

field of Queen Anne's Lace

Queen-Anne’s-Lace, Daucus carota

Queen-Anne’s-Lace, Daucus carota

Ramp, Allium trioccum

Ramp, Allium trioccum

Common Ragweed

Common Ragweed

Red Currant, Ribes rubrum

Red Currant, Ribes rubrum

Red Currant, Ribes rubrum

Red Currant, Ribes rubrum

(Northern) Red Oak, Quercus rubra

(Northern) Red Oak, Quercus rubra

Common Reed Grass, Phragmites

Common Reed Grass, Phragmites

Common Reed Grass, Phragmites

Common Reed Grass, Phragmites

Riverside Grape, Vitis riparia

Riverside Grape, Vitis riparia

Bur-reed, Sparganium L. spp.

Bur-reed, Sparganium L. spp.

Bur-reed, Sparganium L. spp.

Bur-reed, Sparganium L. spp.

Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Skunk Cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Post-logging

Post-logging

Successional Grassland

Successional Grassland

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

Sunflower, Helianthus annuus

American Sycamore

American Sycamore

Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare

Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare

Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare

Trumpet or Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Trumpet or Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Trumpet or Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Trumpet or Hollow Joe-Pye Weed

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

Multiflora Rose, Rosa multiflora

Multiflora Rose, Rosa multiflora

Wood Sorrel (Yellow), Oxalis stricta

Wood Sorrel (Yellow), Oxalis stricta

Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius

Wineberry, Rubus phoenicolasius

Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens

Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens

Winter Tree Silhouette

Winter Tree Silhouette

Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

Yellow Poplar or Tulip-poplar flower

Yellow Poplar or Tulip-poplar flower

Honeyvine Milkweed

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LAT 41 degrees 50' 26" N, LON 073 degrees 54' 46" W
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