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red spider lily (Lycoris radiata)

Lycoris radiata, known as red spider lily, red magic lily, or equinox flower, is a plant in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Originally from China, Korea and Nepal, it was introduced into Japan and from there to the United States and elsewhere. It is considered naturalized in Seychelles and in the Ryukyu Islands. It flowers in the late summer or autumn, often in response to heavy rainfall. The common name hurricane lily ref

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False Turkey-Tail (Stereum ostrea)

Stereum ostrea, also called false turkey-tail and golden curtain crust, is a basidiomycete fungus in the genus Stereum. It is a plant pathogen and a wood decay fungus. The name ostrea, from the word ‘oyster’, describes its shape. With concentric circles of many colors, it highly resembles Trametes versicolor, turkey-tail, and is thus called the ‘false turkey-tail’. The stemless fruiting body is shell-like and grows 1โ€“7ย cm (0.39โ€“2.76ย in) high. It is

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33490970

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Common Lambsquarters (Chenopodium album)

Chenopodium album is a fast-growing weedy annual plant in the genus Chenopodium.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33478515

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Milkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)

Euchaetes egle, the milkweed tussock caterpillar or milkweed tiger moth, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It is a common mid- through late-summer feeder on milkweeds and dogbane. Like most species in this family, it has chemical defenses it acquires from its host plants, in this case, cardiac glycosides (Weller et al., 1999). These are retained in adults and deter bats, and presumably other predators, from feeding on them (Hristov and Conner 2005). Only very…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32895565

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Robust Bracket (Fomitiporia robusta)

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32894166

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purple false foxglove (Agalinis purpurea)

Agalinis purpurea (known by common names including purple false foxglove and purple gerardia) is an annual forb native to the eastern United States and Canada, which produces purple flowers in late summer or early fall.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32530861

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Bearded Beggarticks (Bidens aristosa)

Bidens aristosa is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. Common names include bearded beggarticks, western tickseed, long-bracted beggarticks, tickseed beggarticks, swamp marigold, and Yankee lice. It is native to eastern and central United States and south-central Canada, from Maine south to Florida and west as far as Ontario, Texas, and Nebraska.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32530790

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golden reishi (Ganoderma curtisii)

Ganoderma curtisii is a wood-decaying polypore whose distribution is primarily in the Southeastern United States. Craig and Levetin claim to have observed it in Oklahoma.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32529693

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White Morning-glory (Ipomoea lacunosa)

Ipomoea lacunosa, the whitestar, white morning-glory or pitted morningglory, is a species that belongs to the Ipomoea genus. In this genus most members are commonly referred to as “morning glories”. The name for the genus, Ipomoea, has root in the Greek words ips and homoios, which translates to worm-like. This is a reference to the plant’s vine-like growth. Lacunosa comes from a Latin word meaning air spaces, correlating with

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32344648

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hophornbeam copperleaf (Acalypha ostryifolia)

Acalypha ostryifolia, sometimes spelled ostryaefolia, is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family and is commonly known as hophornbeam copperleaf, hornbeam copperleaf, or pineland threeseed mercury, is an annual herb of the copperleaf genus Acalypha. It is a native of North and Central America and is generally considered a weed.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32344573

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jimsonweed (Datura stramonium)

Datura stramonium, known by the English names jimsonweed or devil’s snare, is a plant in the nightshade family. It is believed to have originated in Mexico, but has now become naturalized in many other regions. Other common names for D. stramonium include thornapple and moon flower, and it has the Spanish name toloache. Other names for the plant include hell’s bells, devil’s trumpet, devil’s weed, tolguacha

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32344530

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Dyer’s Polypore (Phaeolus schweinitzii)

Phaeolus schweinitzii, commonly known as velvet-top fungus, dyer’s polypore, or dyer’s mazegill, is a fungal plant pathogen that causes butt rot on conifers such as Douglas-fir, spruce, fir, hemlock, pine, and larch. P. schweinitzii is a polypore, although unlike bracket fungi the fruiting body may appear terrestrial when growing from the roots or base of the host tree. The fruiting bodies, appearing in late summer or fall, commonly incorporate blades of

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31985031