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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 (1694โ€“1773).

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40161178

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fawn lilies (Erythronium)

Erythronium (fawn lily, trout lily, dog’s-tooth violet, adder’s tongue) is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the lily family. The name Erythronium derives from the word erythros, which means red in Greek and refers to the red flowers of E. dens-canis.

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Virginia saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)

Micranthes virginiensis (early saxifrage, Virginia saxifrage) is a wildflower native to eastern and central North America. It is a herbaceous plant, which can reach 30ย cm (12ย in) tall.

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heartleaf (Hexastylis)

Hexastylis or heartleaf is a segregate of the genus Asarum, in the family Aristolochiaceae. The group comprises ten species endemic to southeastern North America. It is a perennial, evergreen, herbaceous plant with leaves and flowers arising directly from the rhizomes. Hexastylis was once recognized at the level of genus, and in some floral treatments still is, yet it has been shown through morphological and molecular evidence that it is rooted within the genus Asar

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40160860

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Milky Slug (Deroceras reticulatum)

Deroceras reticulatum, common names the “grey field slug” and “grey garden slug”, is a species of small air-breathing land slug, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Agriolimacidae. This species is an important agricultural pest.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40100646

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Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)

Lumbricus terrestris is a large, reddish worm species widely distributed around the world (along with several other lumbricids). In some areas where it is an introduced species, some people consider it a serious pest for outcompeting native worms.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40100619

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hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta)

Cardamine hirsuta, commonly called hairy bittercress, is an annual or biennial member of the mustard family (Brassicaceae), and is edible as a bitter herb. It is a common weed in moist areas and has been transported to many new regions by humans.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39714955

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Ivy-leaved Speedwell (Veronica hederifolia)

Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Eurasia and it is present in other places as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an annual herb growing from a taproot and producing a hairy, spreading stem up to about 60 centimetres (24ย in) long. The stem is lined with rounded leaves with blades which are divided shallowly into three to five lobes and borne on…

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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)

The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and Taiwan. In September 1998 it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010โ€“11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United…

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39509485

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common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called “dandelion”), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae).

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bulbous buttercup (Ranunculus bulbosus)

Ranunculus bulbosus, commonly known as St. Anthony’s turnip or bulbous buttercup, is a perennial member of the buttercup family. It has attractive yellow flowers, and deeply divided, three-lobed long-petioled basal leaves. Bulbous buttercup is known to form tufts.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39414697

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broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius)

Rumex obtusifolius, commonly known as bitter dock, broad-leaved dock, bluntleaf dock, dock leaf or butter dock, is a perennial weed in the family Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe but can now be found in the United States and many other countries around the world such as Australia and New Zealand.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/39248464