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Question: Hi there. The purple undersides of this plant's leaves caught my eye …
...strategy of having red to purple coloration in leaves is widely used by a variety of species. In many cases, these pigments are anthocyanins, and they often frost tolerance to the plants that accumul...
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Question: Am hoping you can id this shrub with not a lot of …
...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. Answer: Dear ganders, thank you for your...
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Question: I am 79 years old and learned my botany from my father. …
...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 s...
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Question: Plants growing rather abundantly in moist woods in CT. Thought it was …
...Cardamine diphylla and Cardamine maxima, given the leaf number and arrangement. Answer: Dear shpasi, telling Cardamine diphylla and C. maxima apart can sometimes be tricky. There are several ways f...
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Question: Hello-- I photographed this plant while visiting my parents' property 2 weeks …
...plant is Goodyera pubescens (downy rattlesnake-plantain), a native member of the orchid family that is found in forests and woodlands. Later in the season it will send up a stalk bearing a raceme of ...
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Question: Hello, I was hoping to get a more positive ID on a …
...undersides. Are there any look-a-likes I should know about? Answer: Dear lordarchery, your plant is Chimaphila maculata (spotted prince's-pine), a relative of the more common Chimaphila umbellat...
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Question: I have another sedge, just one individual, in another part of my …
...perigynia (fruiting structures and associated bracts) are well formed. If you are able to get an image of the plant intact and some of the flowers/fruits taken apart on a sheet of paper (or some flat...
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Question: A friend told me this giant beautiful bush in yard was poison …
...giant beautiful bush in yard was poison oak or sumac. I live in Delaware but I'm guessing you can identify it -- hoping so! I live a mile from the Delaware River. Our area gets flooded often....
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Question: So I've been cleaning some side brush in my yard, trying to …
...is a smilax lasioneura but I don't believe they are native to Maine, although I doubt somebody would've planted it. What is this plant? Thank you in advance Answer: Dear nikkigreen, there a...
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Question: Hi. Im new to southern Maine and trying to learn plants. Just …
...trees and got the Trees of Canada and the US - but cant figure out what tree this is. Here are pictures of the buds and leaf scar. Hope you can help. Cheers Shaun Answer: Dear Shaun, good morning. I...