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PLANT PHOTO GALLERY - A Growing Collection of Plants Observed in Central Virginia





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Spring


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2 files, last one added on May 16, 2008

Fall


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36 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2007

Late Winter/Spring


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12 files, last one added on Mar 30, 2008

 

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Canada Goldenrod (Solidago Canidanesis)43 viewsSeed head in October
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Unidentified purple faced flower with white petals26 views
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)52 viewsHenbit surrounded by Bittercress
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Close view of dandelion roots (Taraxacum officinale)33 views
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Gravel Root (Eupatorium purpureum)35 viewsFreshly dug gravel root. Notice the solid center of the root with multiple vein like rootlets growing over under, through and around. Medicine made from this root is noted for its effect on the kidneys, particularly eliminating stones. It even looks like a vascular kidney!
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Poke weed bush (Phytolacca americana)24 views
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Alder catkins and cones (Alnus Serrulata)36 viewsEarly March Alder tree catkins and cones
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Alder catkins and cones (Alnus Serrulata)31 viewsEarly March Alder catkins and cones

Last additions
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Sweet Clover?57 viewsMay 16, 2008
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Sweet Clover?48 viewsMay 16, 2008
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Violet close view (Viola spp.)37 viewsBlue-white hybrid. Notice the veinous pattern on the flowers and the cilia-like throatMar 30, 2008
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)52 viewsHenbit surrounded by BittercressMar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)48 viewsClose view. Germander speedwell Mar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)54 viewsGermander speedwellMar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)46 viewsGermander speedwell.Mar 30, 2008
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Violet (Viola spp.)44 viewsFirst flowering of violet. This is a blue-white hybrid. The first flower is not really a flower since it doesn't bear a seed. The seed comes in the second flowering of the fall!Mar 30, 2008