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Mariquita-Dos-Pinheiros (Setophaga pinus)Observador
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Between Red Pine plantation and a mixedwood forest. Looking forward to input on species ID.
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Urtigas (Género Urtica)Observador
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Was the dominant herb in this maple swamp last season as evidenced by remains of last year’s stems.
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Solidago canadensisObservador
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Pappus consistently shorter than 2.5mm.
3-nerved leaves. Abaxial side: hairs on veins but not between veins.
Stem increasingly hairy distally.
See pictures at link: https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/tall-goldenrod
Used FNA description and key.
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Batata-de-Índio (Sagittaria latifolia)Observador
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Draped over sweet gale.
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Água-Viva-de-Água-Doce (Craspedacusta sowerbii)Observador
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Date unknown.
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Pintarroxo-Caseiro (Haemorhous mexicanus)Observador
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a population of ~ a dozen have been wintering in the neighbourhood.
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Rola-Carpideira (Zenaida macroura)Observador
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Taken at feeder/window.
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Rola-Carpideira (Zenaida macroura)Observador
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Watched bird make tracks on deck
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Lontra-Canadense (Lontra canadensis)Observador
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Two latrine (?) sites, 10 m apart. Tracks and scat on edge of docks on either side of a causeway. Water nearly frozen after a mild start to winter.
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Eutrochium maculatumObservador
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Conspicuous white knobs where seeds used to be. Achenes with distinct ridges.
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Observador
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Solitary fruits on long stalks
5 sepals surround fruits
Pubescent stems
No or very short leaf petioles
Punctate leaf surface
Some hairs on leaves
Lowland deciduous-dominant forest between cattail wetlands and Ottawa River; exposed bedrock.
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Scirpus cyperinusObservador
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-Spikelets appear sessile (clustered) rather than solitary on noticeable pedicels.
-Perianth bristles contorted and tangled, 2-6x longer than achene
-Scales hyaline to brown (reddish-brown)
-Achene whiteish
-Widest leaf blade ~7mm
-6 or 7 leafs along culm
Trailside, near edge of beaver-cattail pond; pond occupies former trail, suggesting pond has grown in size in recent years.
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Observador
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Active spore dispersal - spores released when I touched the shorter, brown, dark sporophore.
Note dusting of spores on tropophore, making it whitish.
Note that taller green sporophore was not releasing spores yet.
