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phlogiston_5

Plant class pictures

Aug 27, 2006 18:43

More pictures from my Flora of the Appalacian region field course. These are from Thursday, August 24th.

Mentha piperita is a small creeping member of the Lamiaceae, or mint family (the USDA plants database claims it is a cross between M. aquatica and M. spicata). This introduced species is a popular plant for nectar/pollen feeding insects, such ( Read more... )

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urbpan August 28 2006, 11:09:00 UTC

That's a great set, I had a good time with this post. :) I especially appreciate you identifying the blue-berried dogwood for me. Too bad about the orange vespid though (I need to id that one, too!)

I saw loosestrife in Seattle in Discovery park, but I couldn't ascertain whether it was invasive or not. Just a couple individuals--no monocultures.

phlogiston_5 August 28 2006, 12:01:14 UTC

Glad you enjoyed the post. I'm learning a lot from this plant course so I can have exact IDs more often now. I still have to work on the wasps. I might have another lower quality shot of its front to look at for ID purposes so maybe I can get it to subfamily or genus. I spent a good portion of last night trying to ID a ton of other stuff I'm putting together into a mini "neat stuff in NJ" field guide that will go on a CD.