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- Can anyone tell me what plant this is ? I have never seen it in the past and it is rare for me to be unable to ID any plant species located in my region. It is in the mountains of Washington, New Hampshire at an elevation of about 1900 feet. The land was heavily logged about 15 years ago. Possibly a plant at a stage that I have never seen...
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- Dear fogeorge, this woody plant is Diervilla lonicera (bush-honeysuckle), a native plant that occasionally ascends to considerable elevation. It produces the interesting primarily yellow flowers that you observed in this image. Best wishes. (Tuesday, 23 June 2026)
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- Can you help with identification? We came across several of these white “tendrils” on the forest floor in West Haven, VT. They broke easily and we were able to carefully dig up the underground base of one, which had a root-like structure. The other end of the tendrils, which terminated in a bulb-like shape, extended into the soil.
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- Dear mmchugh, good morning. They look like the bulbs and underground stems of Erythronium americanum (American trout-lily) or a similar spring ephemeral species. These plants have already senesced and will be dormant until next spring. Best wishes. (Tuesday, 23 June 2026)
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- Can you help identify this plant? It grows in woods near field edge in Enfield, ME in this one spot. Many stems come out of the ground. I haven't seen another viburnum in this area with the same leaf shape and two-tone color (yellowish green near the stem and middle of the leaf, darker green elsewhere).
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- Dear Kimberly, good morning. Are there any reproductive (or at least taller) invidivuals in the area? If not, can you get an image of the branchlet and winter buds? That would help me identify this plant for you. You can send the images to ahaines@nativeplanttrust.org or post them here. Thank you. (Tuesday, 23 June 2026)
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