Speckled Alder – Catkins

Speckled Alder – Catkins

Speckled Alder Alnus incana (L.)Moench. ssp. rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen A coarse, multi-stemmed shrub regenerating from a crown up to 2.0 m or more tall and adapted to wet soils. Stems are smooth, reddish-brown with orange pits. Leaves are oval, thick, with toothed...
Speckled Alder – Young Shrub

Speckled Alder – Young Shrub

Speckled Alder Alnus incana (L.)Moench. ssp. rugosa (DuRoi) Clausen A coarse, multi-stemmed shrub regenerating from a crown up to 2.0 m or more tall and adapted to wet soils. Stems are smooth, reddish-brown with orange pits. Leaves are oval, thick, with toothed...
Boneset – Lower Leaf

Boneset – Lower Leaf

Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum L. An erect, perennial growing up to 1.5 m tall found generally in wet localities. Leaves are opposite, united at the base, with long spreading hairs. The flowering head is a cluster of individual white flowers which are less than 4 mm...
Bluets – Infestation

Bluets – Infestation

Bluets Hedyotisas caerulea (L.) Hook A low-growing, smooth perennial up to 20 cm tall that occurs in patches. The leaves are opposite, lance shaped and found in clusters at the base of the plant and scattered along the stems. Flowers with 4 petals occur at tops of...
Slender Rush – Stalk

Slender Rush – Stalk

Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Wild. An erect, perennial rush that forms a tussock of thin (1 to 3 mm wide) leaves. The flowering stalk is smooth and round and 20 to 40 cm tall. The upper half has no leaves. An identifying feature is a papery projection of the leaf sheath...