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box elder (Acer negundo)

Acer negundo is a species of maple native to North America. In Canada it is commonly known as Manitoba maple and occasionally as elf maple. Box elder, boxelder maple, ash-leaved maple, and maple ash are its most common names in the United States; in the United Kingdom and Ireland it is also known as ashleaf maple.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112384695

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downy rattlesnake plantain (Goodyera pubescens)

Goodyera pubescens, the downy rattlesnake plantain, is one of the most common orchids native to eastern North America. It is found from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to eastern Oklahoma, Minnesota and Ontario.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112307014

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I Bought An Abandoned Home! by Marcus Omar Squires

I bought this abandoned home for $6,000 bucks at a tax sale in 2022, please join me as I give you quick tour of my abandoned home. I plan on putting out a weekly video of my progress on my abandoned homes here in Petersburg, Virginia a city with over 2,900 blighted and vacant structures, according to the 2020 United States Census.

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First!

First morel of 2022! Petersburg, Virginia.

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Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum)

Arisaema triphyllum (jack-in-the-pulpit, bog onion, brown dragon, Indian turnip, American wake robin, or wild turnip) is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a corm. It is a highly variable species typically growing 30–65 centimetres (12–26 in) in height with three-parted leaves and flowers contained in a spadix that is covered by a hood. It is native to eastern North America, occurring in moist woodlands and thickets from Nova Scotia w

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111246139

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pennywort (Obolaria virginica)

Obolaria virginica, commonly known as Virginia pennywort, is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family. It is monotypic, with no other species in the genus Obolaria.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/111111683

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moss phlox (Phlox subulata)

Phlox subulata (creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink, or mountain phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to eastern and central USA, and widely cultivated. Growing to 15 cm (6 in) high and covering a 50 cm (20 in) wide area, it is an evergreen perennial forming mats or cushions of hairy, linear leaves. The small, five-petaled flowers bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110228564

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witch’s butter (Tremella mesenterica)

Tremella mesenterica (common names include yellow brain, golden jelly fungus, yellow trembler, and witches’ butter) is a common jelly fungus in the Tremellaceae family of the Agaricomycotina. It is most frequently found on dead but attached and on recently fallen branches, especially of angiosperms, as a parasite of wood decay fungi in the genus Peniophora. The gelatinous, orange-yellow fruit body of the fungus, which can grow up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in)

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109475109

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Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Anthocharis midea, the falcate orangetip, is a North American butterfly that was described in 1809 by Jacob Hübner. It belongs to the family Pieridae, which is the white and sulphurs. These butterflies are mostly seen in the eastern United States, and in Texas and Oklahoma. They eat the nectar of violets and mustards. They tend to live in open, wet woods along waterways, in open swamps, and less often in dry woods and ridgetops. This species

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109474627

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deertongue (Dichanthelium clandestinum)

Dichanthelium clandestinum is a species of grass known by the common name deertongue. It is native to eastern North America, including eastern Canada and the eastern United States.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109474364

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Cracked Cap Polypore (Fulvifomes robiniae)

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109473397

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Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Claytonia virginica, the Virginia springbeauty, eastern spring beauty, grass-flower or fairy spud, is an herbaceous perennial in the family Montiaceae. Its native range is eastern North America. Its scientific name honors Colonial Virginia botanist John Clayton (1694–1773).

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109472098