WILD PLANTS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS:
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What is this plant?
Location: : Foxboro, MASubmitted by Bill Vickstrom
(2012-04-30T04:18:17.642-07:00)
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Answer:
Trientalis borealis
Starflower, a nice native woodland plant from primrose family
Irina
(Mon Apr 30 07:06:45 PDT 2012)
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What is this plant?
Location: : Foxboro, MASubmitted by Bill Vickstrom
(2012-04-30T04:13:50.625-07:00)
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Answer:
Barbarea vulgaris
Yellow rocket, a European weed of cabbage family now flowering everywhere. To the left of it, there's a small plant with a single yellow flower. That one is a native cinquefoil or five-fingers of rose family.
Irina
(Mon Apr 30 07:04:52 PDT 2012)
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Is this an invasive butter cup
Location: : Pine HillsSubmitted by Frank Werny
(2012-04-24T13:27:17.794-07:00)
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Answer:
Ranunculus acris
This seems to be a non-native weedy buttercup (European common or tall buttercup), not terribly invasive.
Irina
(Tue Apr 24 17:21:45 PDT 2012)
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what is this plant?
Location: : In boggy areas in SE MassSubmitted by Bill Vickstrom
(2012-04-18T04:48:22.414-07:00)
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Answer:
Vinca minor, Caltha palustris
Two different plants entered in one cell: [1] is native wetland plant, marsh marigold; [2] is the famous invasive groundcover, periwinkle--apparently escaped and now covering the wood floor at the expense of native plants.
Irina
(Wed Apr 18 15:56:49 PDT 2012)
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What is this plant?
Location: Lowell Woods; Westwood,MASubmitted by Patricia Gibney
(2012-03-18T15:32:23.608-07:00)
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Answer:
Lycopodium hickeyi
This is princess pine or tree clubmoss (Hickey's clubmoss). They produce large clones.
Irina
(Sun Mar 18 16:29:54 PDT 2012)
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What is it?
Location: Striar Conservancy, Halifax, MASubmitted by Frank Werny
(2012-02-16T14:01:24.202-08:00)
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Answer:
Mitchella repens
Evergreen native with bright red fruits lasting through winter
Irina
(Fri Feb 17 14:34:09 PST 2012)
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What is it?i Is it native?
Location: Pine HillsSubmitted by Frank Werny
(2011-10-04T11:04:33.645-07:00)
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Answer:
Lespedeza capitata
This is round-headed bush-clover in fruit, viewed from top. It is a modest native legume plant: flowers are small, in heads--you'd find them pretty only if you look closeup. You can find it right at the roadside, coping with poor dry soil and actually improving it, as all legumes do.
Irina
(Wed Oct 05 08:05:56 PDT 2011)
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