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Acer rubrum Called Swamp Maple Medium size tree, 20 - 40 feet in height Smooth, gray, young bark on upper trunk Older bark, broken and darker Leaves and branches have opposite arrangement White...
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Asimina triloba • Small tree or shrub related to custard-apple family • Large, green leaves • Foliage resembles magnolia • Long, naked, deep brown hairy or red-brown hairy end buds • Twigs and young...
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Order Ephemeroptera • Small to medium-size insect with elongate, very soft body • Forewing large, triangular, many veined • Hind wing small and rounded • At rest wings held together above body •...
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Pinus taeda Large in height and diameter Average diameter is 4 feet Average circumference is 10 feet Dull, light green needles 6 - 9 inches long Three needles per cluster Cylindrical prickly cones...
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• Family Aeshnidae • Usually 3-4 inches long • One of the largest found in the area • Abdomen looks like a darning needle • Compound eyes are reflective • Eyes are set close together so it has no...
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• Sambucus canadensis • Broadleaf deciduous shrub or small tree • Height 3 - 20 feet • Light brown bark with numerous raised bumps • Looks like a hydrangea • Clusters of white flowers • Leaves are...
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• Kinosternon subrubrum • Only needs a little standing water--likes ditch areas • A type of musk turtle--known by shape of shell • Tremendously long neck • No teeth, but a strong jaw • Scavenger • 7.6...
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• Family Gomphidae • Medium size dragonfly • Has eyes that are wide set on the head • Dark brown or black with yellow or green stripes • Medium lobe of labium not notched • Female lacks ovipositor •...
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• Osmunda cinnamomea • Has rusty-woolly stalks • Grows in arching circular clusters • Pinnately compound leaves with brown fuzzy undersides • In the center of the fronds, a tall, brown, fertile frond...