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2016

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  A very common and popular type of grass in India is "Nilgiri Grass". I can't seem to find the botanical name anywhere. Do you know what the botanical name of this grass it?

  
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  Hi there, can you please help me out with the name of this plant some I can find out how to care for it properly? Thank you!

  
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  Shot in Sambalpur district of Odisha in India. Kindly help me identify the plant and brief details thereof.

  
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  hi im need some expert advice on germinating morus alba(white mulberry) seeds, ive researched alot on growing them from seed but have had no luck as the advice is all vague, do i stratify the seeds with warm water before 6 weeks of cold treatment or do i need to scarify them and then do cold treatment? i know a few things but still having difficulty. could you possibly help and give me the most effective way of succesfully germinating them please

  
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  I found this ground cover plant growing in Alford, Massachusetts, in large patches on the forest floor in September. Please help me identify it. Thanks.

  
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  Dear botanist, Is this Betula populifolia? The plant was seen in Goffstown NH, on a trail about 50 meter from a lake. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of the bark. Thank you for your help!

  
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  Hi, I found this plant growing on a sunny street corner/traffic island in Chestnut Hill, MA on November 14. It was about a foot tall. In the picture it's fighting its way through some other plants (Sorry for the clutter). Is it Cow Vetch? Thanks!

  
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  Hello, These ferns were collected in Allenstown, NH on a rocky area at the top of a hill (collection date: 11/13/2016). The longest blade is 192mm and the shortest, 162mm. I've IDed them to genus with various keys, but cannot get to the species; I think they are either Polypodium appalachium or virgianum. Any help identifying to species would be great. Any tip on differentiating these two species would also be appreciated. Thank you!

  
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  Hi, I have another plant identification question for you. What is this plant with fruit found in mid-October in Winchester, Mass? I'm sorry I don't recall the details of the local habitat. Thanks!

  
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  Hi, What is the pink flower in the photograph? The picture was taken about 100 feet from the Muddy River in Jamaica Plain, MA around October 22 of this year. The air was somewhat shaded and receives water only from rain. It was in a raised bed with some planted flowers. I'm not sure if this plant was there by man's design or nature. I have additional photos if helpful. Thanks, Neil

  
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  hi there, I saw this beautiful plant in the picture that turned its leaves pink. The location is Ohio Cuyahoga Reservation. I hope you can help me identify it. Many thanks, Ray

  
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  I just saw another email which explains why I'm not able to upload images for the plant I'm trying to ID for a project to remove invasives from the Town Hall Gardens in Arlington MA. This one has proven very difficult for me to ID. Hopefully, it will be okay to use your email address to send the images.

  
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  This plant is sprouting from roots all over a client's lawn. They have mowed it and spray repeatedly with roundup. :( I told them that they would not be able to get rid of it that way. I suspect that these are from the roots of an elm that is not longer with us (above ground in any case). They do not know what their street tree used to be, but that is what I suspect. The leaves on these are small, but the plant is not allowed to get bigger. Help in ID would be great!

  
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  At the Ipswich River Watershed Association in Ipswich MA we were in the woods near the river and I spotted a small bright green plant with no leaves and a cluster of 7 red drooping berries. I did not recognize this plant.

  
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  Ipswich, MA IRWA wooded area next to the Ipswich River no leaves visible 7 drooping red berries off bright green stem close to the ground October 21, 2016 photo by Lisa Hutchings

  
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  Aseroa Rubra (Flower fungus) I had a problem trying up load the picture - but this is type I found - bucksport maine

  
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  Hi I found something that appears to be stinkhorn - is that native to our area (bucksport me)? At first I thought a seagull dropped a piece of fish or something near my garden - now I see them growing. Diane

  
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  Collected by a friend in peaty wetland on Vinalhaven. Herbaceous, opposite leaves, short-shoots in leaf axils, Stems 4-angled. Leaves lanceolate, glabrous, margins slightly involute, papillose adaxially, Strange brown structures arising in leaf axils -- cylindrical, jointed, paired scales or bracts at each joint, offset by 180 degrees. No evident internal structure (e.g. seeds, leaf primordial, etc.). NB - only seem to be able to upload one image at time. Will try to upload another.

  
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  Hello, I was wondering what type of flower this is? It was on the side of the westfield river. Thank you!

  
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  I was walking in my backyard in the woods and spotted this bush or tr or tree with these berries that are red and I am trying to identify

  
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  Hi I have a passion flower producing an orange fruit almost the size of a tangerine, fruit inside almost look like small pomegranate fruit but soft as passion fruit and red in colour like pomegranate, is this an edible fruit please . Hope to hear from you soon Pam 19th october 2016

  
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  Hi was hoping to get get and an is for this guy Im from Maryland. Right by the mason dixan line thanks :)

  
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  Hi Arthur, Can you tell me why none of my images seem to upload to Go Botany site? Is it related to internet connection or resolution of photo? Thank you for you help. Deb

  
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  Hi - With the extreme drought conditions and only a bit of rain recently to take the edge off but not end the drought in a meaningful way, I'm wondering: 1) Is the tree in the attached pic dead? 2) Is fall planting of 4-5 foot tall arborvitae a bad idea this year, and do you think it'd be better to wait for the spring? 3) Are there are particular trees which are drought resistant, fast growing, and native to MA forests? Thank so much for your time and expertise! Regards, Patrick

  
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  Hi, Is the attached photos of rumex crispus (Curly Dock)? It was found 3 weeks in ago in a Brookline, MA meadow that had been mowed the prior week. Thanks for your help. PS I have more photos but was only able to successfully upload one. Please email me offline if you need more photos.

  
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  Can you tell me if this is Rosa canina from the photo? It was observed yesterday in an old field in Benson, VT.

  
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  Hi, we have solomon seals in our yard, but they never get berries. We have been here 11 years, and they were here when we moved in so I don't know which species they are. Do you know why they don't fruit? Thanks!

  
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  Hello again! Thank you very much for responding as quickly as you did. One more question about my plant: does the Ulmus sapling grow berries in the spring? Thanks! BTW, my project is due tomorrow.

  
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  In northeast Ohio in moist woods, near wetlands, this plant is showing up. It is fast growing in a matted cluster (no other plants can grow within the mat.). Did not see any blooms or seeds on it in September. Could you help ID it? Thanks!

  
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  This plant was growing in Mother Brook in Dedham (canal that connects the Charles River with the Neponset). It looks like Elatine sp. based on leaves but the flowers appear brighter yellow than any species located in our region. The two images are from different plants near each other. I assume they are the same species because the area was covered by a carpet of this plant, but I can't be certain. The area is normally below the waterline. I will email image if incorrect one appears.

  
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  A Gentian...is it Andrew's bottle gentian? Gentiana andrewsii. Additional close up photos available

  
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  Hello! I am doing this project from school where i have to identify a plant that is living in an area of our outdoor courtyard that we were assigned to observe. My plant has a light brown stem, green "scratchy" leaves, and is about 180 cm in height. If you can reply as soon as possible, that would really help me out! Thanks! Here is a photo of what my plant looks like.

  
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  Hi, I am from Chicago, this beauty was given as a gift. Original owner didn't know what type it is, thus I have o idea how to care for. Please help me identify as I do not want to it to perish. I water once a week to keep from dying, her leaves sometimes fall, seems very fragile. I want to nurture the right way - please help

  
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  I need help IDing this tree/bush. It has a tree like appearance and seems to not grow to be of any size. It has been growing on my hill for over 15 years and the base of the largest is about the size of a quarter. It gets clusters of white flowers with 4 petals in late spring early summer and here at the middle to end of Sept. it has little green seeds in a cluster about the size of BBs. It does NOT lose its leaves in the winter in my planting zone of 6a. I've been trying to ID this for years.

  
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  Hi, I wonder if you can help with this ID. I took a few photos, thinking it was a mint that I wouldn't be able to ID, but the leaves don't seem to match any Menthes species (to my eyes) and the flower spikes don't look quite right to me. Could it be one of non-stinging nettles? I touched it and it didn't sting.

  
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  Good Morning, I'm wondering if his is a plant in the Ilex family? Found in Holden, MA

  
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  This tree is in my horses pasture.

  
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  Hello! I took the photo of the sundew in central Massachusetts - thanks!

  
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  I found this sedge yesterday on the bank of Great Brook in Milford NH (Hillsborough County). It appears to be Carex spaganioides. I am no sedge expert, and come from California, so it is equally possible that I am in the wrong genus. The stem was 3-sided.

  
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  Northern Bog Violet? side petals flair forward, no glands on throat hair tips, blue and white stripes down lower petal, leaves seem right. Blooming now so the seed pods are probably not cleistogamous. Growing along beaver-slowed brook, shaded by mature forest nearby. Images of leaves and fruit available. Anything else I could go check out?

  
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  I believe this is a kind of Triadenum but I don't know which one of the two we have here in NH. I've posed the question on a Facebook Plant ID page and responses are mixed, with some thinking it may be a genetic mutant. It's along Butterfield Pond in Wilmot, NH, see on Thursday. There are quite a few plants that look like this, and also several that are what I normally think of as St. John's wort. Can you help? Thanks.

  
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  Hello! I've uploaded a photo of a sundew that I took yesterday - which species is this? Thanks! Julie Ellis

  
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  Found this "aster" along the edge of disturbed area, very dry near parking area, in Newburyport. Photo of one of many flowering stems, flower just over 1/2 inch Please help identify. Thank you.

  
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  I had trouble uploading an image. It was a cell phone photo downloaded to iPhoto and then uploaded to the site but it just kept trying and not suceceding in posting it. What did I do wrong? I was trying to get ID on a Japanese Tree Lilac found in Narragansett.

  
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  We have a growing number of a tall plant in Mount Holly, VT that some say is Giant Hogweed while others say it is cow parsnip. The sap is toxic, causing blisters. Here are my questions: (1) How do we definitively determine which plant it is? (2) Should we be trying to eradicate it, regardless of which it is? Or only if it is Giant Hogweed?

  
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  I found this plant on the Souhegan River Trail in Milford, NH and am having trouble identifying it- found 9/12/16.

  
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  I have this squash or pumpkin? vine growing in my yard. My neighbor who is a farmer can't identify it, says it's not squash. I live in Georgia

  
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  Once you know the genus: Is there some website that you can put in the genus name and it will list each species in that genus and focus on the unique characteristics of that species? For example, I'm trying to sort out the tradescantia genus. Wish I could see high quality photos that show the distinguishing charateristic(s) that each species has that no other species in a genus has. Is there something like that? Thanks!

  
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  I found this plant in a powerline corridor near Merrymeeting Bay in Maine. I couldn't find anything resembling it in the Simple Key.

  
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  Can you tell me what this is? It looks like some sort of phlox.

  
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  Hi! This is actually a little outside the New England area, but I suspect it's a plant that is also found in New England. The seed blew in through my window in NYC, into one of my potted plants and started growing. I did not have the heart to weed it. I think it may be a tree just based on how it is growing. It has been growing for a little over a month or so. Thank you so much!

  
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  I am making a herbarium of tree and other plant species located at the park I work at. This shrub has been difficult to ID. The shrub is about 7 feet tall located ~10 feet from the banks of a the pond. At first I thought it was highbush blueberry or a Ilex spp. The park is located in Simsbury Ct. There are no flowers or fruit on the shrub.

  
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  I found this in Dover, New Hampshire, on the wooded path that branches off of the sledding area. The only water nearby is is a water tower at the top of the hill. My friend thought they were blueberries, but I personally have never seen blueberries clumped at the end of a branch like that. Can you help?

  
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  I photographed this shrub in Essex County, NY (just across Lake Champlain from Vermont). I could find no evidence of fruiting or past inflorescence. I thought it would key out as Red-berried Elder, but my sources indicate that the terminal leaflet should be stalked; the photo shows it being sessile, or nearly so. I am unable to return to this site to check other characteristics. Thank you.

  
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  This one's been growing in my patio garden. Since I use compost from kitchen waste I don't usually uproot any new plants that happen to spring up all of a sudden. Could you help me I'd this plant? Amy.

  
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  Hi, hoping to find out what this is. I've not seen it before in the 10 years at my house in Pelham, NH. Location is about 150 from river, about 75ft above water level. I've found 3 of these bulbs in the past two weeks. The first two I found were just laying on open ground. The third was at the base of a leafy plant, photo attached. Seems like it has a root system. Outer skin is like a potato. Same texture.

  
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  Greetings. I posted a sighting of Eichhornia crassipes at Westville Recreation Area, Sturbridge, MA. I wanted to verify the post with image, but, although it looked as though it uploaded, when previewed, it was an image I had previously posted of Impatiens pallida. I have the same issue with trying to post the image here. Will this glitch be fixed soon? I think the site is wonderful, but this limits it functionality tremendously. Thanks.

  
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  We have this low spreading green plant (see picture) in our garden but can't figure out what it is. The leaves are tiny, about the size of pinky nail. It grows in mulched beds, in bare spots on the lawn, and just about everywhere else, with an affinity for wet or damp spots. Its roots seem very shallow but tangled- pulling up a little pulls up a huge mat of the stuff. Any insight is appreciated!

  
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  I live in a heavily wooded lot in Southampton Ma. I found this thriving in my shrub bed. Is it an American Spikeward?

  
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  The leaves are thick and have a slight waxy texture. Last year had small white flowers but this year none. The bottoms leaves have turned a very light green but the tops (and new stems) are a healthy green. I don't know weather: it's an out door or indoor plant, weather it should be kept in the sun or shade or how often it needs to be watered. It has grown lots since I re-potted it. I have wrapped the large stems around sticks to grow up.

  
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  Trying to find out the name of a plant that commonly grows by railroad tracks. Fern like but not a fern, it's fragrant aroma is pronounced, sweet and spicey. It's common and I haven't found its name yet.

  
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  I'm interested in planting a native variety of scouring rush in a shady area of my yard here in Arlington MA. Is there a place I could buy some in the area? Under what sort of conditions and in what soils would they best grow?

  
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  This plant grows on my brother in law's beach, which is in Cataumet, MA. And its really growing fast and spreading. We have not had trouble with it before, nor noticed it. But I stepped on one of the thorns and so did our dog. Its NASTY! We pulled out a lot of it by the roots yesterday and put them into a plastic bag to dispose of. Here is are 2 pictures of it.

  
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  Waterbury VT 8/13/16 overgrown field, False Obedient Dragonhead or Beardstongue like plant. Thanks.

  
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  Waterbury VT Slightly overgrown field 8/13/16 Vervain like plant. Thanks

  
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  This plant/?weed grows along the sunny bank lakeside - big bee attractor - little delicate white flowers with wonderful sweet scent - I've seen them around but never knew the name - thank you.

  
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  Can you help me by identifying this plant that came up in my flower garden in southern Vermont? I did not plant it and am wondering if I should pull it out before it goes to seed. The yellow trumpet shaped flowers are clustered in areas near the top of the roughly 2-1/2 foot plant. The heart shaped leaves are whorled around the sturdy stalks. Thank you!

  
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  I have a plant that my friend gave me seeds for. We do not know what it is, I have a couple of pictures of it, can you help identify it?

  
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  Found in Franklin Park, Dorchester, MA, on rocky outcrop, very little soil at all. Plant is thriving, with multiple specimens in the area. Photos are terrible phone pics, my apologies... Some sort of flax?

  
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  My very recent previous post looks possibly like one of the Penstemon species, hirsutus, pallidus? Thanks.

  
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  8/5/16-Growing on the bank of the CT river Hartland, VT. Small to large patches, visited by bees. Thanks.

  
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  I pass by this very large tree most days when I walk. The area is in Green Hill Beach (Wakefield), RI. It has a "fruit" that is green, very hard, and size of a large lime. I cut one of these "fruit" open which I needed a saw to do. I'm attaching a couple of photos. In one, which is a collage that also includes some bamboo which you can ignore, there are images of the tree leaves & the fruit. Photo #2 (may not have attached) is of the cut fruit. I need help with ID. Thank you! Diane Dimmock

  
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  Have not been able to successfully key out this grass I found in a disturbed wetland in CT. Suggestions?

  
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  Hello. Found this grasslike plant growing along the edge of Clarks Pond in Amesbury, MA. I couldn't find anything among your grasslike plants that looked like it. Can you help?

  
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  Hoping you can help me figure out where I've gone wrong in the key process. After "All other non-flowering woody plants"-->"Other herbaceous, flowering plants with opposite, whorled or no leaves"-->"whorled"-->"teeth" I wind up with what looks like 8 non-matches. What is this, and what mistake am I making? (This is in Southern CT, growing in wet forested areas alongside some half-hearted cardinal flower. The site won't let me upload extra images, but it's four leaves per node.)

  
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  Is this plant a Chenopodium? If so, I can't figure out which. The leaf on the right, showing its farinose underside, is 1.2 cm long. The fruits are dorsoventrally compressed and with their sepals form a pentandral shape. The pericarp is tightly adherent to the lustrous, brown seed but can be removed with ease. The plant came from the beach of the brackish Tisbury Great Pond on Martha's Vineyard and was less than 10 cm tall. Thank you and best wishes.

  
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  Good Afternoon! Could you please help with identifying this shrub. My guess is Ilex glabra- found in a wetland in Fitzwilliam, NH (I'm having difficulty uploading multiple images- it just keeps repeating the single image). Thank you!

  
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  Please help identifying this plant. is it cannabis or other wildflower? i found it at back garden. i am writing from Khacmaz, Azerbaijan.

  
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  We've recently moved to NH and have found this guy growing at an extraordinary rate. Over 6 feet so far! Striking out identifying this. Thanks!

  
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  I found this plant along the Androscoggin River in Leeds, Maine. It was growing in a large patch in a disturbed area. The bumble bees were all over it, going inside the flower to forage.

  
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  I found this plant in a shady spot in Bar Harbor ME- I brought seeds back to Bucksport ME. It seems to thrive in sun or shade, but I haven't been able to locate a name. The flowers have a pinkish tone. Leaves are pretty sparse - are long and thin

  
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  Thanks for your prompt answer to my last question. This was photographed in June of 2010 in Paxton, MA. The second images shows the plant in its habitat. PS: I cannot tell if the correct images have been uploaded because the displayed uploads are both the same, and the image I uploaded in my last question.

  
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  I've lived here for 6 years now and out of the blue right by the front steps is a kind of squash looking thing...never seen anything like it and have no clue where it came from. I just want to know if I should let it grow or hit it with roundup. I live in Texas, Midland and it requires no care from me. It wont let me put different pics up

  
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  This Clematis is growing on the roadside--presumably an escapee from a nearby garden. Since it is blooming now (mid-July), does that make it C. recta rather than C. terniflora? I'm not familiar with either. Or is it something else? Thanks! PS, I'm having trouble uploading multiple images. It keeps grabbing the same image (looks like others have that issue as well).

  
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  I planted a handful of lime seeds and 1 year later this tree grew...I don't think it's a lime tree..the leaves are like maple almost. It's 4 ft tall and 4 ft wide. I really want to know what this is. I'm in North Florida and it's in a pot in my garden.

  
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  I came across this plant on Starr King Trail in New Hampshire. I tried looking it up ,but had no luck identifying it , can you help ? Thank you , Dan

  
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  I don't have a question about a plant. I'm not sure who to notify, but the upload feature on the GoBotany website is still not working right. If you go to the list of recent sightings, you see images and the name of the plant. If you click on the image, however, the large image that displays is NOT the same image. I have tried to upload images for recent sightings, but the images that display next to my recent sightings are not correct. Just FYI.

  
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  Dear Botanist. I want to ask about this plant. I want to ask what it's botanical name is. It grows in high cold mountains with plenty of rainfall. The plant grows in partial shades of perennial plants like pines. There is a bulb at the roots( around 6 to 18 inches deep down in the soil) which resembles garlic but with thinner leaves. The plant bears a solitary flower in pink color. If anything more is required to know the botanical name of the plant, let me know. Thank you very much

  
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  I saw this plant in Paris long time ago and took a picture of it. Yesterday I saw it at a local flower fair (I live in Mexico City) but the person who sold it did not know the plant's name. I would appreciate any help regarding the identification of this plant. Cheers, María.

  
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  I only have fruit of this small shrub. Could it be a Lonicera? The plant occurs in Deering, NH 03244 along the Deering Reservoir. The plant stands up to about 1.5 m, the stem is smooth, gray and about 2 cm diam. It is in fruit now. I attach two pictures of the fruit. I will have to return to the site to see leaf arrangement. thank you Gary Samuels

  
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  Hello I need help identifying this plant which has sprung up this year in several odd spots around my yard and lawm in northeastern VT. I know I have seen it before but am pretty positive that I did not plant it. I tried using the keys on this site to ID it, but have only come up with some plants which are similar. Thank you for any assistance you can provide. I seem to only be able to upload one photo, but do have several more, so let me know if you require any more.

  
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  This plant is growing next to a row of arborvitae under a canopy of other trees in my Manchester NH yard. It appears to be a horse chestnut but according to the map isn't native here. Thoughts?

  
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  I've been trying unsuccessfully to identify this plant. It is in my backyard in Houston TX. It was in a pot for 10 years and did not grow more than 3 feet, then I put it in the ground 6 years ago and now it is around 16 feet tall. It sheds a bit in the winter but not completely, unless it freezes when it looses all the leaves, then starts over in the spring. Would love to know its origin and species. I love its geometrical leaf arrangement. I will send more photos by email per your prev. post

  
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  Greetings! This is most probably a cultivar: it was found in Leicester, MA, drooping over a stone fence; the leaves are small, no more than 1 cm in length, the image dates from 2016-07-12. Thanks.

  
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  I can't identify this flowering plant anywhere. It is blooming now - July 6 - is up to 6 feet tall, fragrant flowers. It is on a roadside in central Mass.

  
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  Hi, I'm currently looking to identify this plant, I was wondering if you would by chance be able to help me. This is from a tree in Gorham, Maine. There are no visible flowers or fruits at this point in the year (mid-summer).

  
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  This groundcover voluntarily grew in my yard after I planted the chick and hen. It's quite pretty, but I would like to know what it is, how it got there, how tall it will get, how it will spread, if it will flower, etc. this is in Wilmington North Carolina .

  
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  Hi, I was hoping you could help me identify what type of crane's-bill this is. I'd like to know whether its a native or not. Thanks!!

  
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  Do you have any idea what plant this is?? It's weird and I have no idea what it is..............I found it in the woods behind my house and transplanted it 12 years ago. I live in Woburn, MA Thank you.

  
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  Hello, I am the health agent in the city of Easthampton, MA where giant hogweed is suspected. It is not in flower and i cannot identify it to specie. I also cannot rule it out as hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum

  
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  I have several of these tall (almost 3 ft.) flowering stalks growing in my garden in Lowell, MA. Is this Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)? If not, do you know what it is?

  
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  Today I randomly came across pictures of butomus umbellatus as the plant I submitted an ID request for so if it doesn't need to be posted it can be tabled from the postings!

  
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  This wetlands plant I have noticed for the second or third year in a row in the same location and easily passes for tearthumb. Upon closer inspection it is not tearthumb nor a vine and the pods bring flowers resembling a marsh bellflower. The hollow, green, leafless stem is approx. 18-24". There do not appear to be any leaves associated with this clump and there were a few dozen flowering stalks plus stalks which had pods without flowering. On the border of Griswold/Voluntown in Ct.

  
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  Locate near a brook and related uplands in Middlesex County MA Thanks for your help. Hoping I can upload the correct files as the image that shows up on my screen is the first thing I ever uploaded, but if you click on the image, the new ones show up. Thanks for your help.

  
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  Sir, can you help with the botanical name of the plant in the image below? Description: herbaceous, white milky latex, leaves reduce to spine needle-like. Family Euphorbiaceae. thanks

  
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  Many people with diverticulitis are under the impression that they can't eat foods with seeds. Although this does not seem to research based the practice seems to persist. I want to know how I can grow seedless strawberries?

  
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  I am located on eastern Long Island and am looking for a local population of Diervilla lonicera. Has anyone sited this species in my area?

  
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  I am wondering if this serviceberry is too close to my gas and water pipes which are underground. The yellow flag is where the underground lines are. Also, I have a second question. We have a large Honey Locust tree on our side yard. I know it's invasive in Massachusetts, and although native of the U.S., not native in Massachusetts. It provides lots of shade, but I want to do what is ecologically sound. What do you advise?

  
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  sir I am a nature lover and I reside in Nigeria I have wonderful plant images to share please I want to know if images of foreign plants are also allowed on this website. thanks

  
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  Having problems uploading. It keeps posting the first image I ever posted.

  
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  This weed/plant is growing in a potter next to my swiss chard and spinach... below are picture of the main plant and an individual leaf? It reminds me of those weeds when you break them apart they have a milky substance inside. I don't want to mess with it yet. Any ideas what it is?

  
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  These plants were seen in Midllesex County, along a brook. I do not want to share more in the case it is the endangered Wapato. Thanks for looking at it. Sending another along, I could not t seem to upload more than 1 image in the last message. It kept uploading the same photo.

  
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  Hi Arthur, Any idea when the ability to upload images to checklists may be resolved? Thank you! Deb Munson

  
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  Hello - I am having trouble identifying this species. Can you help? I found it in Connecticut in the forest understory. It has leaves that look a bit striped and really diminutive "flowers". I will email photos to Arthur - it seems like the site is having trouble loading images. Thank you.

  
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  I have turned part of my yard into a 'meadow' and I do not recognize this plant. Any thoughts? Looks almost like it has orchid parts! The whole flower cluster is about an inch- inch and a half across. The plant stands about 1' high.

  
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  I would like to ask your help with a plant ID. The attached pictures were taken recently at a pond in Franklin MA The local C.C. is unable to ID and has suggested that you be contacted for help, so here I am.

  
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  Dear Botanist, I spotted these flowers in an overgrown/abandoned garden which slopes down along the side of our driveway in Western Massachusetts (Berkshire County). It is a somewhat moist area near the edge of a small forest which slopes down to the road. The closest thing I can find is Indian Pipe, but as you can see in the photo, these flowers look a bit different. Can you please help me ID them?

  
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  Hello, Looking for an Id on this flowering plant. has small jagged leaves. pedals are very delicate and easy knocked off from the blossom. (the image upload seems to be getting stuck here is a link to them on imgur) https://i.imgur.com/1VrWt2F.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HLAkYWc.jpg

  
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  Hello, Looking for an Id on this flowering plant. has small jagged leaves. pedals are very delicate and easy knocked off from the blossom.

  
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  HI I have been cleaning up an old homestead here in Montana USA, I have stumbled upon many old varieties and species of plants, shrubs, trees. One has me stumped though, It's a honeysuckle, but hairy, and has markings I have never seen before. Many of the plants I find on the old homesteads are of European descent and were brought here in the early to mid 1800's.

  
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  Can u please identify these plants? We live in Dallas TX. Thanks

  
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  There is a 6' + plant growing on a single stalk. It is a bluish green. The flower buds come out where the plant branches out. Each branch also has 2 small (3") tendrils. The flower had not opened yet so I can't supply a color. The stalk is very sturdy and the plant was growing at about 4-6" a day. Have never seen it in the yard before. Location is the Newport Maine area. I was unable to upload a photo.

  
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  This is not a flower, so maybe you can't help--thank you, though. I recall a plant that grew along the roadside in Wisconsin, that resembled a small dark green segmented plastic tube. I don't think it had any leaves at all. Just a tube. I may have seen it also in the Northeastern U.S., but I'm not sure. It's not common, but I would run across it sometimes under power lines while collecting wild asparagus, which also grew under power lines due to birds dropping seeds there, and good sun.

  
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  I found multiple examples of some yellow-flowering plants along the shoreline in Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts (specifically, 41.76640° N 70.60618° W). I was wondering if this is gorse or some relative of it? I see you're having trouble with image uploads. I will send the images to ahaines[at]newenglandwild.org if that's okay?

  
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  IN Connecticut, by a stream.

  
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  IN Connecticut, by a stream. i know it is honeysuckle, but can you tell me what kind

  
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  This small flowering plant seems to be located in the shade - the flowers grow from very short stalks - I am in Bucksport Maine - but I found this in Bar Harbor. There seems to be a problem uploading photos - my has been spooling for several minutes - I will select submit and see what happens.

  
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  this is growing roadside in normal dry soil in N E Ct

  
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  Growing in a ravine near stream. Small ,maybe 13inches high.central ny.

  
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  I found this photo online with no details. I'm wondering if anybody knows the name of this? It smells very sweet and lovely. Thank you!

  
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  Seen this in New Jersey...actually right outside the office of the Light House in Cape May. I use to hate plants and flowers - except those I could grow and eat so I am just now discovering what I like. Can you identify this?

  
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  Greetings~ What is the least expensive, easy to use, effective camera for taking photos of insects, wildflowers, etc. I do not have IPhone or any of those gadgets, and would like to just have a camera for my amateur field work. Any advice? Thank you!

  
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  Franklin, MA Found at the edge of wooded area at perimeter of back yard. The wooded area has wetlands nearby. The plant has a woody vine with new growth stems off of the main vine. The leaves grow in an alternating pattern with little berries at the base of the leaf stem. In our yard, we have instances where this wooded "vine" grows upright like a bush with multiple vines in one bush like structure and other instances where the vine grows horizontally across the ground.

  
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  Hello, I found this flower at the edge of my woodland in Royalston, Massachusetts and haven't been able to identify it. It is growing near a patch of several dozen Pink Lady's Slippers. Thanks!

  
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  Found along the wood river in RI. Was wondering if someone could identify. Nice white flower.

  
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  Hi, I photographed this plant in my yard in Boston in August of last year. Many of the leaves had leaf miner damage. Unlikely that it was planted here. Thanks for your help.

  
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  Hi this is a plant that is covering the ground near the edge of the lawn. It is doing so well, I am wondering if it is invasive. Thanks. Waterbury, VT 5/19/16

  
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  Hi I bought this plant since 2010 and i forgot to ask the reseller about this plant names but its a Cactus variety and Lucky before the Mother Plant Died she manage to sprout a baby plant coming from the Root so its easy to propagate. The leaves and the Body showing a Dotted mark so its make so Unique. The Original Pot have some red color woods and makes the Body of the plant reddish or more Nicer color. Its like a Dragon Plant variety and the store said it came from China. Thanks

  
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  This one has us baffled. I assumed a fleabane at first but the rays are too broad. Pink tipped underneath. Hairy stem. Very short (like less than 3 inches tall). Extreme northeast Vermont; May 19, 2016 (survived snowfall on Monday) Thank you for your help!!

  
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  This plant was found on Nantucket in a lawn. The photo comes to me 3rd hand and I am told is not a prank. I personally think it looks like a badminton birdie run over by a mower. The man who took the photo says it is not soft like a fungus but feels like a vine. Sorry for the limited information, however, it is so conspicuous that I hope the photo alone will be enough to identify.

  
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  Tree found in a wetland near a brook. Central CT. It had butressed roots. Second photo shows leaves that were coming from a small twig off the main trunk. I'd really appreciate some ID help with this one.

  
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  I am stumped again with an identification. I found a flowering bush along the Merrimack River in West Newbury, MA (my favorite place to walk these days). The leaves look like Rhododendron and the flowers hang down like blueberry 'bells,' but I've never seen yellow Rhododendron flowers like these or yellow blueberry flowers. Can you help?

  
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  What is this? May be St John's wort, but the leaves are rounder. Maine, grows by a stream.

  
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  Hello again, I've combed through a couple of keys and not finding a match for the basal leaves of this flower. I thought anemone and then perhaps something in the hepatica family? Found in forest in Holden, MA. Thank you

  
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  Hello, I found this on my walk this morning, I think it's in the Hawthorn family, but cannot narrow it down. It definitely had sharp spurs(?)photo 2 is a bit blurry of the leaves but bark is shown. Photo 3 is the sharp Spurs/ thorns. Found in Holden, MA

  
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  Hi, I need the name of this plant for my project. This plant is located near a St.Matthews wetland in Louisville,Kentucky.

  
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  I'm wondering how much variation there is in leaf morphology for Impatiens capensis. I'm most familiar with the leaves being more ovate with crenate margins. However, I've come across what really looks like I. capensis but with more lanceolate leaves and dentate/serrate margins (see images comparing the two). Are these just different varieties of I. capensis, plasticity, I. capensis vs. I. padilla, or am I somehow way off? (photos in Wellesley, MA) Thanks! Alden

  
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  Hi, I posted a sighting of Rhododendron periclymenoides in Dedham a couple days ago. I came up with the ID because the hairs on the underside of the leaf are along the midrib. However, when I went back to visit the plant, I notice that there are stipitate glands on the old buds and fruit capsules, which are not consistent with R. periclymenoides, unless it is a rare variety, or if my ID is incorrect. Here are a couple photos. Please let me know your thoughts.

  
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  I found a plant near my home and was wondering if you could help identify it

  
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  I have these plants appearing in my 3rd year wildflower meadow at southern edge of the White Mountains. Before I pull, I would like to be certain they are considered invasive weeds. Thanks! I think your website is awesome!

  
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  Is this Amelanchier bartramiana?

  
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  I am having trouble identifying this plant. I think it might be some type of Rock Cress but the stem reminds me of a mustard. The flowers are small, about 1/2 in across. I found a number of clusters along the path of the Merrimack River in West Newbury, at the edge of forest.

  
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  Hello! I am new to the Go Botany website, and I was assigned an invasive species project to do for a class I am taking. The location of the plants that I have taken pictures of are in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and I have seen them on multiple patches of bushes and grass near my home. Can you identify the species names for any of the following plants?

  
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  Here is a picture of the Rhododendron close up.

  
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  All plants are in NS trying to determine what's growing in my gardens..... had an old lady neighbor who would fill in my beds with all kinds of plants... most I know but there are a few I don't ... she has since passed .... any help would be beneficial

  
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  Geranium?

  
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  What is this

  
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  I need help identifying this shrub. I didn't plant it and it has been here three years now. The flowers bloom first and are very fragrant, then as the blooms fall off the leaves grow. I live in southeast Nebraska and no one seems to know what this plant is. The closest thing I can find on line is a Rhododendron Canadense.

  
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  Hello, whats the name of the plant? Laurus or something else?

  
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  I am trying to determine species of this dogwood which is all throughout my pine/oak woods in north central Mass. Some are single stem and some seem to be crawling. The stems are smooth, with reddish tint on new growth. Leaves are hairy underneath. The stem pith is all white. I thought it might be Swida racemosa , gray dogwood, but another person feels this is incorrect. If a photo of another feature is needed, I can take it easily to attach. Thanks in advance.

  
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  Noticed this plant on cape cod on May 9. It is about 4 inches tall, flowering before the leaves are out. 1 flower per stem. Stems Clustered closely together.

  
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  Was wondering if this may be an ostrich fern fiddlehead? Hairless, defined ridge on stem. Second ID..of small plant with white flower ? Location , hardwood forest ,Wildlife Management Unit #4 .Patterson N.Y. Thank you

  
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  Could you please identify this flower?

  
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  Trying to identify this plant. Taking over my lawn.

  
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  Cow Parsnip? Growing along Winooski River, Jonesville, VT 5/4/16

  
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  Equisetum Sp. Growing near Winooski River in Jonesville, VT 5/4/16

  
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  Is there a way to tell sharp vs blunt-lobed hepatica (what I thought it was) before the leaves come out? East Montpelier, VT 4/23/16

  
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  Growing near Dead Creek in Addisson, VT 4/28/16 A broccoli or cabbage like plant.

  
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  Greetings, - I came across 2 more interesting plants that I need help identifying. I agreed to help with son's project and am learning that I don't know nearly as much as I thought I did - can you also recommend a good illustrated field guide? Thanks

  
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  Dry bank in power line cut, Vineyard Haven. Acaulescent, 6 mm rhizome, fl 15mm long. Spur 3mm. Sepals ciliate? Occasional sepal with few cilia. Abaxial lf sfc & petioles somewhat pubescent. Leaf crenate. Very small Viola sororia? Thank you.

  
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  I'm in Upstate NY. I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this but I received this plant as a gift but have no idea what it is. any information would be appreciated

  
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  This plant was emerging in Hinesburg, VT on April 22

  
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  This invasive looking ground cover / vine was found in a wooded area near a tiny pond in Hinesburg, VT April 22. Possibly some species of Winter Creeper, Euonymus... Stem is reminiscent of Poison Ivy a bit.

  
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  This plant was growing off a wooded path in Hinesburg, VT

  
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  This plant was growing by a vernal pool in Hinesburg, VT

  
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  Hello-- I photographed this plant while visiting my parents' property 2 weeks ago (4/24/2016) in North Pomfret, VT. My mother has been obsessed with its identity for a couple years and it's a staple visit on every family walk. I had my phone with me on the walk so I thought I'd try to get it identified for her. Here's a google maps link: https://goo.gl/maps/3g2Eth4KRHA2 I thought I'd taken more than the one photo Thanks so much for any info! Rawley Massoth Portland, ME

  
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  Plants growing rather abundantly in moist woods in CT. Thought it was Cardamine diphylla, but the (2) leaves are alternately arranged on the stem. Not sure how to differentiate between Cardamine diphylla and Cardamine maxima, given the leaf number and arrangement.

  
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  Not sure if this shadbush is a.laevis or a.arborea. I can see a little bit of downy fuzz. On photo 1

  
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  Hello, Is this Pipssewa, just the basal(?) leaves, no flower or stems yet?

  
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  I found this in my yard in RI. Pretty sure it's self heal, just wanted to confirm. Thanks

  
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  I was out in North Stonington CT today in a upland oak-hickory forest. The plant was located on top of a rocky ledge. It was roughly 4" in height. It seems it may be in the Cardamine genus? I wasn't able to confidently bring it down to the species level. Thank you!

  
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  Veronica that I take to be V. serpyllifolium in Edgartown. I'm troubled only by the roots, which are fibrous and of varying diameter, and which I have difficulty recognizing as rhizomatous. Flowers white w blue streaks, 4+ mm wide. Leaves entire to obscurely toothed. Longest leaf 11mm. Stems and pedicels puberulent. Styles 2.1mm, 2 stamens slightly longer. Leaves subtending flowers alternate, others opposite. Thank you.

  
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  I saw this Hopkinton MA near water - can you help identify? Thanks!

  
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  Viola Saggitata? Found in Holden, MA

  
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  Is this Hobblebush? Found in Holden, MA @Holbrook Forest(sorry leaves shot blurry)thank you!

  
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  I am 79 years old and learned my botany from my father. I have found in the Northampton MA Lathrop "rich woods" a trillium that has blotchy leaves; several in a community, and what may be seedlings that do not yet have the three radial leaves. Looking it up in Newcomb, I think it may be T. sessile, but he gives the range as from western New York to Illinois. Is it possible that this is a rare sighting, and needs to be protected? Or did Newcomb err in specifics of its distribution?

  
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  Hello this is growing in my yard I'm trying to figure out what it is called its beautiful thx Chris

  
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  Recently bought this lovely plant from Kuma Bonsai in El Cajon for $8. Sadly I don't remember what she told me the name was but would love any guesses or information, thanks!

  
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  could you please help name with the scientific name of this plant and fruit. it is commonly called here tree tomato. grows in the grassfield in Cameroon. thanks, Solo.

  
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  please help me with the scientific name of this fruit, the plant that bears it grows in the upper dry land and in cold places near the river side. thanks

  
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  My husband found this in a wooded area in Maine...what is it? Can it be transplanted to a regular garden bed?

  
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  Growing near edge of a wetland in Central MA, blooming now (late April). Perhaps 1' tall. Thanks for your help.

  
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  Could you please identify this small woodland flower? I found it by a wooded stream in southeast Connecticut. I couldn't find a match on the Internet. Thank you, Nancy

  
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  Hi, this plant was found in the Mediterranean, Mallorca. It was in a wooded area, and there were quite a few around. We have analysed it as a Geophyte, forb, leaf succulent, with thick cuticle, waxy leaf surface, but we couldn't identify it. I was wondering if you know the species name of this plant? It would be greatly appreciated :)

  
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  This plant on the meadow area at Tamarack Park Lakeville MA

  
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  Is this dwarf ginseng? Found near a stream edge today in Worcester, similar habitat where I found Red Trillium.

  
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  I'm stumped with the identification of the plant / flower. It blooms each year in late spring. Any help is greatly appreciated. Chris

  
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  My friend came across these up towards Lassen National Park in Northern California, could you tell me what they are? Are they edible......Thanks Ian

  
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  Hi there! This plant has me stumped. It was spotted in a wet ditch in central Vermont. I'm referring to the one with the pink stalks.

  
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  Hello, Can you please tell me if this plant is poison ivy and, if not, what it is? It is growing in our yard in between a small rock wall and also coming up in a few places nearby. Thanks for your help! - Teresa

  
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  Could you please identify this small woodland flower? I found it by a wooded stream in southeast Connecticut. I couldn't find a match on the Internet. Thank you

  
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  I think this is a wild rose but it has these bright red round things sitting right on the leaves. So is this part of the plant or some kind of insect eggs.

  
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  What is this plant. Grows 2-4 feet. No flowers. In St Marys OH

  
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  i found this interesting plant growing on my ridge in the mountains of Tennessee 4/4/16, i have no idea what it is, at first i thought maybe an early fern, it has the consistency of a fiddlehead but i really don't think it's a fern. Sure would appreciate an ID. It's about 8 or 10 inches tall

  
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  I need help identifying this middle plant. I have no idea why it is and its growing in the middle of our hay field

  
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  Hello, I found this flower by my house in Bulverde, Texas, at an approximate elevation of 1170, the habitat is difficult to say for sure but it probably be closest to woodland. It's full in the day, and fold into itself at night. Also it's grows only one, and has a long thin leave, that looks similar to grass, towards the bottom of it's stem. It stands approximately at 1 foot. P.S I'm sorry if I sent the same picture twice, my computer was acting up.

  
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  This plant is growing at the edge of a woodland behind my house in Concord, MA. Can you tell me what it is?

  
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  A plant starts growing in my organic garden by itself. I have no idea what kind of plant is it? So, I would like to send the picture of plant to verify the name. Is the leafs edible, or not? Appreciate to call me if it is possible. Phone # 714-821-4423 Your effort greatly appreciated Thanks jh

  
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  Is this Equisetum variegatum? Found in a disturbed wet area in Windsor County, VT. Thanks.

  
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  Hello, This past weekend (4/16/16), I visited the Arnold Arboretum in Boston. I saw this adorable flower on the hillside among the beautiful array of Beech trees. I am unsure of what it is and have searched the GoBotany website, but have yet to come up with an answer. Help?

  
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  Hypochaeris chillensis? white sap, in central georgia

  
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  lactuca hirsuta? has white sap

  
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  Hi, We have a bunch of these in our yard, just noticed them as we moved here last summer and everything was super overgrown so I think they were covered by all the other plants etc. From a little research, it looks like it could be Japanese Sweet Coltsfoot? But that doesn't look to common for South Pomfret, Vermont. Thanks!

  
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  Hoping to get an ID for this twining vine found on goldenrod in old farm fields at Sibley Farm, Spencer MA, Aug 2015. Not a great phone photo but the vine has yellow flowers and distinctive seed pods which you can see above the thumb and heart-shaped leaf. This one has us stumped! Thank you Arthur!

  
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  Outdoor, northern California , pungent, with sticky white sap

  
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  Hello ,I have a plant that's pungent,blums a strange yellow flower with milky sticky in the stem , I recently pruned and got some my eye , that has burned and swelled my eye ,can u help me , an tell me if its poisioness?

  
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  I guess this is where you post plant identification questions... This was found in New Hampshire. Would you please tell me what it is. Thank you so much!

  
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  I was just curious as to what type of plant this is. I sent a picture to verify the name of it. thanks so much!

  
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  What is this plant? It just start growing nothing close to it.

  
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  can you tell me what this is, and is it bad or invasive like kudzu? we just bought property in waverly tn, and now that spring is here we have a lot of plant we are unsure of.

  
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  I found this plant on Oct 5, 2015 on south side of Mt. Wachusett under oaks. No leaves, I considered Conopholis americana but no pictures agree with it. Please help. Thanks.

  
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  it has 4 yellow petals, can I eat the leaves ? thanks jh

  
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  Have a plant that was planted by professional in yard, but cannot identify it and professional has moved on. when stalks are cut, large amount of milky substance comes out. Please see photo.

  
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  House plant in new england identification

  
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  I came across this plant along the shore of the Charles River in Dedham. There is an abundant population, so I first assumed it was one of the more common Cardamine species, but none of the basal leaves are deeply lobed. Some of the larger leaves have me confused about how to key this one - are those teeth or lobes? If I call them teeth, my tentative ID is Cardamine bulbosa. Am I close?

  
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  Luzula on Martha's Vineyard: I want to call it L. bulbosa. The leaf bases are barely swollen, but there are bulblets next to the plant bases, each shaped like a Hershey's Kiss with a rounded rather than flat bottom. My problem is that that the leaves are pointed, and don't have a "blunt, callous tip". They are slightly involute where the edges come together at the tip. What else could it be but L. bulbosa? Thank you.

  
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  A plant starts growing in my organic garden by itself. I have no idea what kind of plant is it? So, I would like to send the picture of plant to verify the name. Is it an herbal plant, edible, or not? Appreciate to call me if it is possible. Phone # 714-821-4423 Your effort greatly appreciated Thanks jh

  
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  I am writing on behalf of a forest kindergarten class who is looking for an id for the plant described with photos attached. The school is located in Central Vermont. The student who found it wrote this description: "This is in the school woods. I found it, and it's short. (about 12-13 inches tall). It has purple flowers. It's starting to bloom. We don't even know if it poisonous or it's all good. " Any information you can provide about the plant would be helpful.

  
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  I think this could be Ilex glabra. What do you think? It is growing in a pine forest in Cutler Park in Dedham along the Charles River. I only took one photo, but I could go back and get more detail if it would help. Thanks.

  
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  Hi. I found this selaginella in a swamp in Farmington, Ct. on the weekend. I think it keys to S. eclipse, but am not sure if the leaves are attenuate enough. I don't know if the photo shows it clearly, but under my scope the veins appear to go into the leaf tip. Can you tell by my photo? thanks, Steve

  
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  Found this interesting fern yesterday near Kent, CT. It was on the steep east facing side of a wooded mountain. I looked at Go Botany and the closest was Leathery Grape Fern. Interesting hairs and tips on the leaves. What is it? Bill

  
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  Hello, I found this underwater plant in a flowing stream in southern Conn this past week. The plant was under about a foot of water in a heavily shaded hemlock ravine. The water had a moderate flow over loose cobble. The leaves were slightly lobed.

  
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  Hi, i need you help to know the names of thees plants please, it grew on the meditiranian, thank's.

  
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  Can you tell me what this plant is? It looks like it is growing out of a small bulb. It grew up out of my hibiscus tree pot.

  
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  What is the best website for finding photos of plants? It would be nice if I could see hundreds of close up high resolution photos of all angles of any plant in all growth stages (first year, second year, etc). What's the best site for botanical drawings? What is the best site for learning botany terms? I'd like to see a definition of terms and photo examples.

  
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  This photo was taken last summer and I have been unsuccessfully been trying to identify it. It looks like goldthread, but the leaves have more of a heart shape indentation at the outer edge. Also, what is the one different plant in the center of these? They are growing in a wooded area near a stream in southern Vermont. Thank you.

  
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  I took this photo last summer, but have not been able to positively identify the small vine-like plant growing in the water of the stream behind my house in southwesten Vermont and want to be sure it is native and not invasive. Can you help me ? Thank you so much.

  
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  Regarding the weed I posted yesterday, its in central georgia. What does that narrow the choices down to?

  
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  Type of Amaranth? In central Georgia, about two and a half inches tall, green stalk with shades of purple, hairless (leaves, stalk), alternate leaf pattern.

  
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  What is this plant? Hair along edges of leaf. White sap. Hair along bottom of mid-vein. Sparsely hairy on top. Yellow flowers. Its in between the cranesbill and dwarf plantain in the photo.

  
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  Hi, I have a question about the Loropetalum chinense. The flower looks like it only has the petals. Does it have any stamens and stigmas? Thank you!

  
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  Can you please explain what is the dotted-line after the second symbol mean, and what is the dashes before and after 2 mean? Thank you!

  
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  hi ...spring is almost here though all I see coming up is skunk cabbage... I see this lichen a lot where I walk in Medfield, it forms these large colonies on rocks, mainly I think on the cool or north side of the rocks, they are brown (not sure if the turn green later on or not) on top and black underneath..the lichen is big too... are you able to identify it.. these shots taken today in Medfield..3/31/16 thanks very much...

  
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  I purchased an Orchid and this came as a buddy, not sure how to care for it.

  
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  Do you know what type of plant this is?

  
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  pictures 2 and 3

  
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  Hi there... I have an ornamental tree that I cannot identify... over the years i noticed a different looking tree growing over the top of the original tree (see picture 1)... the top part has small cones and darker green needles (see picture 2)... as opposed to the lower part which is lighter in color and has no cones... in addition, the lower part has a hole and looks like it is losing leaves or dying (picture 3).. my questions are: 1- tree name and why two parts? 2- why is there a hole?

  
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  help know the name of this wildflower?

  
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  and this flower name? thank you

  
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  I took this flower in Gibbs Garden. would you give me that name? thank you

  
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  Am hoping you can id this shrub with not a lot of info. It's growing in S. RI in a shady, very wet area with clethra and red maples. It's size is similar to clethra; the youngest wood is red. These buds were more red a month ago than they are now. There are dried flowers from last year that are in a group. If it helps, I can get a picture of the spent flowers as well.

  
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  Hi, I observed this plant underneath a pine forest with mixed hardwoods. I think it's bearberry but not sure. I know it resembles wintergreen but it's definitely not. Thank you (Rhode Island)

  
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  Nyssa sylvatica male flowers often have blue discs where the green petals attach. Are these the perfect flowers? Or... what? What is the blue part?

  
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  Hey- Any ideas on what this unique looking heart wood is from? I would have guessed it was caused by a staining fungus, however it is very consistently ringed throughout the thin trunk/vine. I came across it already cut so unfortunately I don't have any foliage to go off of. These are just two examples cut from a sapling like trunk. Much appreciated!! Noah

  
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  I found this pink beauty in a forest opening in Norway, Maine in early October. I would love your help in identifying it. Thank you so much!

  
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  Please help me identify this beautiful plant! It grew outside my uni in Manchester, England and I loved the perfumey smell it produced. It's a bush and has small delicate white flowers that have pointed ends. The leaves are shiny green.

  
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  Reading through your recent answered questions, I believe you've already had someone ask about this plant. Do my photos offer any additional clues to help with identification? At first glance, I thought of Gaultheria procumbens, but the leaves are thin, not leathery, and are deeply purple on the underside (not sure if this is simply a reaction to cold temps or if they remain purple in the green season). Photos taken in a mixed forest in Hollis, ME on 11 March 2016.

  
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  This plant was observed beneath a mixed pine forest in Rhode Island. Any idea?

  
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  What is this? Portage county ohio

  
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  Hello, Could you help know the name of this flower? It is from my friend in Paris. But, both of us don't know the name. Thank you so much. Have a great weekend. Bo

  
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  whats is the name of this plant? my parents purchased it in a store years ago in México.

  
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  Hello, please tell me what plant this is, thank you.

  
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  Hello, please tell me what kind of plant this is, thank you.

  
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  Hello again! I see that watermelon still has no specific constituent. And I've heard of cucubocitrin telling it might be the one responsible for the plant's diuresis. But I also have read one article telling that there is this cucurbitacin (is this the same with cucurbocitrin?) which has diuretic property. but i just can't find more articles regarding this matter.

  
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  Hello! I just wanted to ask about the plant of watermelon. You see, I'm a college student and I have a study regarding this fruit. This plant is known to have a diuretic property. I wanted to know the active constituent which is responsible for the diuresis of the plant. Hope you can help me. Thank you!

  
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  Hi there. The purple undersides of this plant's leaves caught my eye on a recent hike. I think it must be a distinctive attribute, but I can't place the species or family for the life of me. Any ideas? It is apparently evergreen, but the leaves are not very think (i.e. not like Gaultheria procumbens) Found in somewhat rich-mesic mixed woods in the Pioneer Valley, Mass. Thanks!

  
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  Hi! This is probably a question for the webmaster, not the botanist, but...the Plantshare checklists says you can share your checklists, but it's not clear to me how that is done--the Help function for Plantshare is not up yet, as you know. An aside (again, for the webmaster or developers) is that the Find People function could be enhanced by a geographic search option. I'm interested in all this as I am in the process of promoting the use of Plantshare locally in our cit sci projects.

  
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  Hello, thanks for the last identification. It was helpful! I found this low growing plant in Mashpee, MA last summer in a dry and very sandy location. The surrounding areas consisted of pitch pine and thick scrub oak. Ground cover is typically Arctostaphylos uva-ursi and Kalmia angustifolia. It is in an area where fire management is used regularly. The stem was woody and was approximately 6-9 inches above the ground. There were also tan colored stalked capsules. Thanks, Evan

  
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  Is this Carex Glaucodea? it appeared in our rain garden project, but whatever it is, is not rare here in Bridgeport, CT. I found a few more growing on weedy sidewalks around town and transplanted them to the garden. Thank you, Diego Celis

  
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  Hi, I received this indoor plant as a gift and would really appreciate your help identifying it, so I know how to care for the plant. Although it's indoor, I live in Boston, MA. This plant has such a unique look with pink (fuz?) on the stems. Thank you so much in advance! Samantha

  
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  Hello This picture has been taken from New Delh. Can you please identify it?

  
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  Winter bud ID question: Is is possible to differentiate hornbeam from hop-hornbeam by examination of their winter buds alone? (I live in SW NH and I believe these small trees I'm looking at are Hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana).

  
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  I received the below plant as a gift and it is losing a lot of leaves, please tell me what kind of plant this is and it's care. I am in St Louis and the plant is in my front window. Thank you.

  
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  hello, Found this near a logging road in Jackman, Maine in Mid August. The plant was low to the ground, had white symmetric flowers and lobed leaves. Area was open and consisted of evening primrose, raspberry. Soil was well drained and sandy. Surrounding forest was northern hardwood/ fir. your help is much appreciated. -Evan

  
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  I encountered this ground hugging plant growing in a partly shaded areas on the edge of a cemetery where plant trash was being dumped. The cemetery is in Oxford, NY. It has square stems with fine hairs. It reminded me of mint, but the leaf was not aromatic when crushed. I've share the photo with others, but so far I have not been able to identify it.

  
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  Ok so my first question is not a species question but a general plant biology question; what function does acetylsalicylic acid serve in trees? I mean for the trees themselves. Thank you, Aaron

  
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  Hello, i'm from the Bahamas and found this in my school's yard. It's a leaf from a plant with thorns. Can you please help me identify it?

  
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  Is this Euonymus fortunei? Vine still green and climbing high into trees at the edge of the woods in Northampton, MA

  
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  I have this weed that grows in cracks of roadside slabs (or between any other slabs for that matter) that I would like to get the scientific name. Also, its quite thorny at the nodes. And has some rather slight pink colouring at the 'stem'.

  
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  hi, I need some help.

  
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  Hi! Thank you for your great work. I need to help with identify this plant. It grows in Sri Lanka lowlands. Thanks in advance. Sam

  
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  I'm new to gardening and would like my kalachoe plant to be more full, would it be ok to simply snip it under a node and replant or how would you recommend that I accomplish my goal? Its getting so tall it's flopping over and it has been flowering and also started new growth in the soil.

  
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  I would like to point out to your attention that in the page of your site https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/urtica/dioica/ there is a picture http://newfs.s3.amazonaws.com/taxon-images-1000s1000/Urticaceae/urtica-dioica-ha-atal.jpg with the indication of staminate and carpellate flowers on the same plant. Being the discussed plant Urtica dioica, I imagine that the picture is not correctly attributed. Thanks for your attention. Massimo Pautrier - Roma, Italy

  
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  Hello everybody. I am new to this site. These here are Carolina Reapers which I planted January 2015. About 4 months ago I started noticing little brown spots and leaves starting to crumble. What could possibly be causing this to my chilli plants? These are 3 different plants of the same type.

  
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  Is there a distinction between Linum medium, which is unranked, and Linum medium var. texanum which is a threatened species? At Camp Edwards in Bourne, MA, and we are wanting to monitor for species of special concern, and want to know what to look for. I see that for L. medium it is mainly the glandular tipped inner sepals, but how to know if it is what is described as common L. medium, or rare L. medium var texanum? The NHESP description for the texanum doesn't make a distinction.

  
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  What would happen if trees one day stopped giving of oxygen, why? How would we know if trees stopped giving off oxygen?

  
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