Broad Leaved Meadowsweet – Flowers

Broad Leaved Meadowsweet – Flowers

Broad Leaved Meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Rod var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel An erect shrub up to 1.5 m tall, but usually <1.0 m in blueberry fields. Leaves are alternate, oval with toothed margins and the undersides are smooth. The flowering head is an open panicle...

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Broad Leaved Meadowsweet – Sprout

Broad Leaved Meadowsweet – Sprout

Broad Leaved Meadowsweet Spiraea alba Du Rod var. latifolia (Aiton) Dippel An erect shrub up to 1.5 m tall, but usually <1.0 m in blueberry fields. Leaves are alternate, oval with toothed margins and the undersides are smooth. The flowering head is an open panicle...

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Black Huckleberry – Mature Fruit

Black Huckleberry – Mature Fruit

Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch A much branched, slightly hairy common shrub of lake shores, barrens and bogs that grows >1.0 m in height, but is less than 0.5 m tall in blueberry fields. It spreads by rhizomes forming dense patches and looks...

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Black Huckleberry – Leaf

Black Huckleberry – Leaf

Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch A much branched, slightly hairy common shrub of lake shores, barrens and bogs that grows >1.0 m in height, but is less than 0.5 m tall in blueberry fields. It spreads by rhizomes forming dense patches and looks...

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Black Huckleberry – Blueberry Like Flowers

Black Huckleberry – Blueberry Like Flowers

Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch A much branched, slightly hairy common shrub of lake shores, barrens and bogs that grows >1.0 m in height, but is less than 0.5 m tall in blueberry fields. It spreads by rhizomes forming dense patches and looks...

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Black Huckleberry – Mature Plant

Black Huckleberry – Mature Plant

Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch A much branched, slightly hairy common shrub of lake shores, barrens and bogs that grows >1.0 m in height, but is less than 0.5 m tall in blueberry fields. It spreads by rhizomes forming dense patches and looks...

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Black Chokeberry – Flowering Branch

Black Chokeberry – Flowering Branch

Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. A shrub that can grow to 2.0 m in height but is usually only 30-40 cm tall in blueberry fields. Forms compact patches from rhizomes. Leaves are alternate and dark, waxy green with toothed margins. Stems and leaves are...

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Black Chokeberry – Mature Fruit

Black Chokeberry – Mature Fruit

Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. A shrub that can grow to 2.0 m in height but is usually only 30-40 cm tall in blueberry fields. Forms compact patches from rhizomes. Leaves are alternate and dark, waxy green with toothed margins. Stems and leaves are...

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Black Chokeberry – Leaves

Black Chokeberry – Leaves

Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. A shrub that can grow to 2.0 m in height but is usually only 30-40 cm tall in blueberry fields. Forms compact patches from rhizomes. Leaves are alternate and dark, waxy green with toothed margins. Stems and leaves are...

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Black Chokeberry – Infestation

Black Chokeberry – Infestation

Black Chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Ell. A shrub that can grow to 2.0 m in height but is usually only 30-40 cm tall in blueberry fields. Forms compact patches from rhizomes. Leaves are alternate and dark, waxy green with toothed margins. Stems and leaves are...

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Bayberry – Pistillate

Bayberry – Pistillate

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...

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Bayberry – Staminate

Bayberry – Staminate

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...

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Bayberry – Fruit

Bayberry – Fruit

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...

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Bayberry – Leaf

Bayberry – Leaf

Bayberry Myrica pensylvanica Loisel. A bushy shrub that can grow up to 2.0 m in height. The leaves are alternate, glossy or shiny on top with fine hairs on the lower surface. The plants are dioecious (having either male or female, flowers on different plants. The male...

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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...

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