| Spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| These were so tall and showy that my first thought was that someone had
planted them. However, they were growing plentifully in otherwise wild
looking ground, and the field guide does mention that they grow on road
sides and thickets.
| | Common Name :
| Spiderwort
| | Latin Name :
| Tradescantia virginiana
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 12:22
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| Spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I was so fascinated with the clumps of buds that I didn't get many
pictures showing how triangular the flower is. This one's got a little
too much glare, but it'll have to do.
| | Common Name :
| Spiderwort
| | Latin Name :
| Tradescantia virginiana
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 12:22
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Garlic Mustard, Alliaria officinalis
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I'm used to seeing this in the fall, where the seed pods that stick
upright are very prominant. I've never acutally noticed the smell.
| | Common Name :
| Garlic Mustard
| | Latin Name :
| Alliaria officinalis
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 12:24
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Hedge Mustard, Sisymbrium officinale
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I may have been too early to see the seed pods, but the shape of the
leaves is fairly distinctive.
It was hard to get both flowers and leaves into the picture since
the plant is about 4' tall and spindly. Luckily, many were growing
fairly close together.
| | Common Name :
| Hedge Mustard
| | Latin Name :
| Sisymbrium officinale
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 12:47
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I'd stopped to look at the hedge mustard, and found this
abundant tall plant was something I hadn't noticed before.
| | Common Name :
| Motherwort
| | Latin Name :
| Leonurus cardiaca
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 12:41
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
|
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| |
| Hoary Alyssum, Berteroa incana
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Detail of flower and seed pods. At first I thought this
had eight petals to a flower; upon examination, it's four
with each of them deeply notched.
| | Common Name :
| Hoary Alyssum
| | Latin Name :
| Berteroa incana
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:06
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
|
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| |
| Hoary Alyssum, Berteroa incana
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Here's a look at the leaves, since I couldn't get it all into one picture.
"Hoary" seems a bit of an exaggeration, but they are fuzzy.
| | Common Name :
| Hoary Alyssum
| | Latin Name :
| Berteroa incana
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:06
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Sheep Sorrel, Rumex acetosella
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| (detail of leaf)
I stopped to look at this in the grass, next to the pond that's just
over Arlington/Lexington border.
I was then distracted by a Baltimore oriole, and the pond itself.
| | Common Name :
| Sheep Sorrel
| | Latin Name :
| Rumex acetosella
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:19
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
|
| |  |
| |
| Sheep Sorrel, Rumex acetosella
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| The flowers are tiny and sort of crumbly; I had a bit of trouble
figuring out which leaves they went with.
| | Common Name :
| Sheep Sorrel
| | Latin Name :
| Rumex acetosella
| | Location :
| Along the Minuteman in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:19
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Frog
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I couldn't get close enough for a very good picture, but the
pond was absolutely vibrating with frogs.
| | Location :
| By a pond, to the side of the Minuteman trail in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:26
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Butterfly
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| This seemed to flutter and stop often, so after a few failed
tries, I got a picture.
| | Location :
| By a pond, to the side of the Minuteman trail in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:37
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| I've been seeing the feathery leaves a lot, and this is the
first time I found flowers. Of course, they're not quite open
yet, so maybe I should go back later and try to take some more.
Supposedly, they have five petals each, when they're open.
| | Common Name :
| Yarrow
| | Latin Name :
| Achillea millefolium
| | Location :
| By a pond, to the side of the Minuteman trail in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:39
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| |
| Dragonfly
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| He stopped for a long time, so I took a picture.
| | Location :
| By a pond, to the side of the Minuteman trail in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:40
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| Swamp Buttercup, Ranunculus septentrionalis
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| There were a lot of buttercups. I didn't realise how many kinds there
were until I got home, but the leaf looks closer to that of the swamp
buttercup than the common one.
| | Common Name :
| Swamp Buttercup
| | Latin Name :
| Ranunculus septentrionalis
| | Location :
| By a pond, to the side of the Minuteman trail in Lexington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 13:49
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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| Celandine, Chelidonium majus
| Sm
Med
Lg
|
| Description :
| Ah, here's one that has seed pods. They are indeed long and smooth.
| | Common Name :
| Celandine
| | Latin Name :
| Chelidonium majus
| | Location :
| To the side of the Minuteman trail in Arlington.
| | Date :
| 2002-06-18 14:03
| | Event :
| Minuteman trail, Arlington and Lexington MA, 2002-06-18
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