Friday, May 29, 2009
Dwarf Cinquefoil (plant #4)
KINGDOM: Plantae
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FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Potentilla canadensis
COMMON NAME: Dwarf Cinquefoil
NOTES OF INTEREST: Tiny, yellow buttercup-like flowers on runners...resembles wild strawberries. "Cinquefoil" means "five petals."
PHOTO TAKEN: May 2009
Moccasin-Flower (plant #3)
KINGDOM: Plantae
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FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cypripedium acaule
COMMON NAME: Pink Lady's Slipper
NOTES OF INTEREST: We have found several groupings of these pretties on our property interspersed with ferns and huckleberries...it's a delight to find the flash of pink amongst the sea of green this time of year.
PHOTO TAKEN: May, 2009
This photo's a bit out of focus, but this specimen had 2 flowers on the same stalk.
PHYLUM:
CLASS:
ORDER:
FAMILY: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cypripedium acaule
COMMON NAME: Pink Lady's Slipper
NOTES OF INTEREST: We have found several groupings of these pretties on our property interspersed with ferns and huckleberries...it's a delight to find the flash of pink amongst the sea of green this time of year.
PHOTO TAKEN: May, 2009
This photo's a bit out of focus, but this specimen had 2 flowers on the same stalk.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Crayfish (animal #10)
Large Millipede (animal #9)
Devil's Walkingstick (plant #2)
KINGDOM: Plantae
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FAMILY: Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aralia spinosa
COMMON NAME: Devil's Walkingstick
NOTES OF INTEREST: Aptly named...the stem of this tree is covered with tiny, but extremely sharp prickles, some circling the stem in rings, some more irregularly spaced. Even though this specimen is not in bloom yet, we had no trouble identifying it. Blooms in summer with clusters of tiny white flowers, yielding round, juicy berries in autumn.
PHOTO TAKEN: March 28, 2009
PHYLUM:
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ORDER:
FAMILY: Araliaceae (Ginseng family)
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aralia spinosa
COMMON NAME: Devil's Walkingstick
NOTES OF INTEREST: Aptly named...the stem of this tree is covered with tiny, but extremely sharp prickles, some circling the stem in rings, some more irregularly spaced. Even though this specimen is not in bloom yet, we had no trouble identifying it. Blooms in summer with clusters of tiny white flowers, yielding round, juicy berries in autumn.
PHOTO TAKEN: March 28, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar (animal #8)
KINGDOM: Animalia
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
FAMILY: Arctiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ecpantheria scribonia
COMMON NAME: caterpillar also called "woolybear"
NOTES OF INTEREST: We found this caterpillar under a rock...appears black when straight...when it curls up it reveals bright red banding - quite striking! Hairs can cause a rash on bare skin.
PHYLUM: Arthropoda
CLASS: Insecta
ORDER: Lepidoptera
FAMILY: Arctiidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ecpantheria scribonia
COMMON NAME: caterpillar also called "woolybear"
NOTES OF INTEREST: We found this caterpillar under a rock...appears black when straight...when it curls up it reveals bright red banding - quite striking! Hairs can cause a rash on bare skin.
American Toad (animal #7)
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