| King Devil, Hieracium pratense
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| Description :
| I'd been meaning to go back when these have their flowers open.
Well, here they are.
| | Common Name :
| King Devil
| | Latin Name :
| Hieracium pratense
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:47
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Chicory, Cichorium intybus
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| Description :
| So that's what those tall rough scraggely things are.
I recognised it quickly once it had a few flowers. This one's
flowers are pretty washed out looking, though, so I got a close
up from a different plant (see next photo).
| | Common Name :
| Chicory
| | Latin Name :
| Cichorium intybus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:48
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Chicory, Cichorium intybus
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| Description :
| Here's a close up of one of the flowers.
| | Common Name :
| Chicory
| | Latin Name :
| Cichorium intybus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:51
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Daisy Fleabane, Erigeron annus
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| Description :
| Aster like things are confusing, but I think I've got this right
because it's early for any of the real asters to be out.
| | Common Name :
| Daisy Fleabane
| | Latin Name :
| Erigeron annus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:52
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14 12:52
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| Black Medick, Medicago lupulina
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| Description :
| Little, yellow, underfoot. I've been seeing this a lot, or maybe it's
least hop clover that I've been seeing.
No, R. Flogaus-Faust tells me that it's Medicago lupulina.
| | Common Name :
| Black Medick
| | Latin Name :
| Medicago lupulina
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:56
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Peppergrass, Lepidium verginicum
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Lg
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| Description :
| Again, this is something I've been stepping on a lot, and now
I found one that doesn't look so miserable. Here's a detail of
the flower.
| | Common Name :
| Peppergrass
| | Latin Name :
| Lepidium verginicum
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Peppergrass, Lepidium verginicum
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Lg
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| Description :
| And here's a detail of the seed pods, by which I identified it.
| | Common Name :
| Peppergrass
| | Latin Name :
| Lepidium verginicum
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:57
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Peppergrass, Lepidium verginicum
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Med
Lg
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| Description :
| The shape's fairly distinctive, so I figured I'd include the big view.
| | Common Name :
| Peppergrass
| | Latin Name :
| Lepidium verginicum
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:04
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Common Plantain, Plantago major
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Lg
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| Description :
| Another old friend. I remember endlessly pulling the leaves apart
to pull out the veins, as a kid.
I suppose it'll be more interesting when it's in flower.
| | Common Name :
| Common Plantain
| | Latin Name :
| Plantago major
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 12:59
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| White Sweet Clover, Melilotus alba
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| Description :
| I've been wondering what those big bushy things with the leaves that
have a sort of bluish cast to them are. Well, this one's in flower
and does indeed smell sweet.
| | Common Name :
| White Sweet Clover
| | Latin Name :
| Melilotus alba
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:06
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Celandine, Chelidonium majus
| Sm
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| Description :
| I walked on a bit, and found this all along against a building. Later,
I realised that I am indeed familiar with this; Mathew and I used to
spend hours playing with the yellow juice, as kids, since it used to
grow in the low fork of the black locust tree in the neighbor's yard.
| | Common Name :
| Celandine
| | Latin Name :
| Chelidonium majus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:10
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Celandine, Chelidonium majus
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Med
Lg
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| Description :
| From the field guide description, the seed pods should be long and
smooth; that must instead be a bud.
| | Common Name :
| Celandine
| | Latin Name :
| Chelidonium majus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:10
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
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| Description :
| The wind was picking up a bit, and all my other shots were out of
focus.
| | Common Name :
| Alfalfa
| | Latin Name :
| Medicago sativa
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:14
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Bladder Campion, Silene cucubalus
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Lg
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| Description :
| It's a bit spent, but I'd wanted to stop and count styles. There are
indeed three.
I thought the way the seed is growing inside was pretty nifty.
| | Common Name :
| Bladder Campion
| | Latin Name :
| Silene cucubalus
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:17
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Shepherd's Purse, Capsella rubella
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| Description :
| There seem to be a lot of variants of this, but the seed pod shape
is distinctive.
| | Common Name :
| Shepherd's Purse
| | Latin Name :
| Capsella rubella
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:19
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Red Clover, Trifolium pratense
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| Description :
| Lots of this around, of course.
| | Common Name :
| Red Clover
| | Latin Name :
| Trifolium pratense
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:21
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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| Cow Vetch, Vicia cracca
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| Description :
| This was very pretty, all intertwined with the purple clover.
| | Common Name :
| Cow Vetch
| | Latin Name :
| Vicia cracca
| | Location :
| The train tracks to the West of Fort Washington Park, Cambridge MA
| | Date :
| 2002-06-14 13:21
| | Event :
| Cambridge MA, 2002-06-14
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