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Little Floatingheart – 8/3/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 8/3/10 Observation Time: 9:45 a.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Common Name: Little Floatingheart Scientific Name: Nymphoides cordata Comments: The little floatinghearts are the smaller, darker, heart-shaped floating pads visible in the photo among the bigger, greener rounder water lilies. The small, five-petalled white flowers are those of little floatingheart. Water lilies have much bigger floating blossoms (see photo taken September […]

Lingzhi Mushroom – 10/17/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 10/17/10 Observation Time: 10:00 a.m. Observation Location: 4 Gavins Pond Road Common Name: Lingzhi mushroom Scientific Name: Ganoderma tsugae Comments: This mushroom specimen was growing in the tamarack (larch) grove in my back yard. It is probably growing on a root, as it was growing on the ground right next to a big tamarack tree. Since tamaracks are coniferous, this specimen is presumably Ganoderma […]

Lanceleaf Tickseed – 6/15/13

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/15/13 Observation Time: 6:20 p.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond area Common Name: Lanceleaf Tickseed Scientific Name: Coreopsis lanceolata More Information: Go Botany

Jewelweed – 7/24/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 7/24/10 Observation Time: 7:50 a.m. Observation Location: near Gavins Pond outflow pool Common Name: Jewelweed Scientific Name: Impatiens capensis Comments: Jewelweed, which often grows in disturbed areas near poison ivy, is also an antidote for poison ivy. More Information: Altnature.com

Japanese Barberry – 10/7/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 10/7/10 Observation Time: 3:15 p.m. Observation Location: end of Lee Road Common Name: Japanese Barberry Scientific Name: Berberis thunbergii Comments: This specimen was a few yards beyond the end of Lee Road near the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp drainage ditch. Japanese barberry is often planted for hedges, and easily spreads to natural areas, as this specimen evidently did. “In recent […]

Indian Pipe – 6/26/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/26/10 Observation Time: 3:20 p.m. Observation Location: headwaters of Beaver Brook Common Name: Indian Pipe Scientific Name: Monotropa uniflora Comments: Indian pipe, also known as ghost plant (or ghost pipe) or corpse plant, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of European Russia, Asia, North America and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. It is generally rare in […]

Indian Pipe – 6/14/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/14/09 Observation Time: 7:30 a.m. Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm, Trustees of Reservations land Common Name: Indian Pipe Scientific Name: Monotropa uniflora Comments: Indian pipe, also known as ghost plant (or ghost pipe) or corpse plant, is a herbaceous perennial plant native to temperate regions of European Russia, Asia, North America and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas. It is […]

American Hornbeam – 6/4/11

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/4/11 Observation Time: 4:20 p.m. Observation Location: Conservation land near Billings Street Common Name: American Hornbeam Scientific Name: Carpinus caroliniana Comments: The common English name hornbeam derives from the hardness of the wood (likened to animal horn) and the Old English beam, meaning “tree” (cognate with German Baum). The American hornbeam is also occasionally known as blue-beech, ironwood, or musclewood, the first […]

Honey Mushrooms – 9/26/12

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 9/26/12 Observation Time: 2:05 p.m. Observation Location: Near the train station tennis courts by Beaver Brook Common Name: Honey Mushroom Scientific Name: Armillaria mellea Comments: Honey mushrooms are a plant pathogen and cause Armillaria root rot in many plant species. They appear around the base of trees they have infected. The symptoms of infection appear in the crowns of infected trees as discolored foliage, […]

Highbush Blueberry – 5/30/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 5/30/10 Observation Time: 4:30 p.m. Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary Common Name: Highbush blueberry Scientific Name: Vaccinium corymbosum Comments: The northern highbush blueberry, is a North American species of blueberry which has become a food crop of significant economic importance. It is native to eastern Canada and the eastern and southern United States, from Ontario east to Nova Scotia and […]

Goldenrod – 9/12/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 9/12/09 Observation Time: 11:25 a.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Common Name: Goldenrod Scientific Name: Solidago sp. Comments: Goldenrod gets a bad rap as a cause of autumn allergies. The real culprit is ragweed. In fact, goldenrod has medicinal properties. More Information: Great Plains Nature Center

Fly Agaric mushroom – 9/30/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 9/30/10 Observation Time: 6:10 p.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Road Common Name: Fly Agaric mushroom Scientific Name: Amanita muscaria Comments: Mushrooms of the genus Amanita account for most mushroom-related deaths. See: http://www.a1b2c3.com/drugs/var012.htm

Dwarf Ginseng – 5/14/11

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 5/14/11 Observation Time: 2:10 p.m. Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary Common Name: Dwarf ginseng Scientific Name: Panax trifolius Comments: This diminutive variety of ginseng has no “medicinal” properties. It blooms in spring and dies back in summer. More Information: US Forest Service

Dewberry – 6/28/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/28/10 Observation Time: 2:00 p.m. Observation Location: 154 Wolomolopoag St. Common Name: Dewberry Scientific Name: Rubrus species Comments: Not sure if this is Rubrus flagellaris, the northern dewberry, or some other Rubrus species such as Rubrus hispidus, the swamp dewberry. More Information: Dewberries and Brambles: University of Massachusetts

Daisy Fleabane – 6/28/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/28/10 Observation Time: 1:55 p.m. Observation Location: 147 Wolomolopoag St., Sharon Common Name: Daisy Fleabane Scientific Name: Erigeron annuus Comments: Fleabanes get their common name from an old belief that they repelled fleas and other pestiferous insects. Early European settlers in North America stuffed mattresses with fleabane and hung clusters of plants in their cabins to drive out fleas. The […]

Daisy Fleabane – 7/23/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 7/23/09 Observation Time: 9:45 a.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Road Common Name: Daisy Fleabane Scientific Name: Erigeron annuus Comments: Fleabanes get their common name from an old belief that they repelled fleas and other pestiferous insects. Early European settlers in North America stuffed mattresses with fleabane and hung clusters of plants in their cabins to drive out fleas. The custom […]

Crab Apple – 5/2/11

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 5/2/11 Observation Time: 4:45 p.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Common Name: Crab Apple Scientific Name: Pyrus baccata Comments: Red-tinged hairless leaves indicate this is may be a Siberian crab apple. More Information: Wikipedia

Common Greenshield Lichen – 7/17/10

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 7/17/10 Observation Time: 9:10 a.m. Observation Location: near Gavins Pond Common Name: Common Greenshield Lichen Scientific Name: Flavoparmelia caperata More Information: Wikipedia

Celandine – 6/14/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/14/09 Observation Time: 11:30 a.m. Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm, Trustees of Reservations land Common Name: Celandine Scientific Name: Chelidonium majus More Information: Flora Health Herb Encyclopedia

Bull Thistle – 7/15/12

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 7/15/12 Observation Time: 5:00 p.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Rd. soccer field parking lot Common Name: Bull Thistle Scientific Name: Cirsium vulgare Comments: The beautiful blossom of the bull thistle comes with sharp thorns. More Information: Wikipedia

Bull Thistle – 6/14/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/14/09 Observation Time: 11:30 a.m. Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm, Trustees of Reservations land Common Name: Bull Thistle Scientific Name: Cirsium vulgare More Information: UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Bondarzewia mushroom – 7/14/13

Observer: Kurt Buermann Observation Date: 7/14/13 Observation Time: 11:00 a.m. Observation Location: backyard Common Name: Bondarzewia Scientific Name: Bondarzewia berkeleyi Comments: This was growing on an old oak stump. Very large, 2 ft long clusters. It grew very quickly, over a day or so. This is not chicken-of-the-woods, but is edible if gathered when very young. More Information: MushroomExpert.com

Blueberry – 5/14/11

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 5/14/11 Observation Time: 3:20 p.m. Observation Location: meadow near Gavins Pond dam Common Name: Blueberry Scientific Name: Vaccinium corymbosum Comments: Blueberries grow wild in the woods around Sharon, often near ponds and streams, where their roots can access moisture during dry weather. They flower in May and ripen in mid-summer. More Information: Mother Earth News

Blueberry – 6/29/11

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 6/29/11 Observation Time: 11:35 a.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Common Name: Blueberry Scientific Name: Vaccinium Comments: These unripe blueberries were growing in sandy soil in the vicinity of Gavins Pond near a bluebird nesting box. The baby bluebirds will probably fledge around the time the berries ripen. More Information: Mother Earth News

Black-eyed Susans – 7/23/09

Observer: Paul Lauenstein Observation Date: 7/23/09 Observation Time: 9:30 a.m. Observation Location: Gavins Pond Road Common Name: Black-eyed Susans Scientific Name: Rudbeckia hirta Comments: The genus name honors Olaus Rudbeck, who was a professor of botany at the University of Uppsala in Sweden and was one of Linnaeus’s teachers. The specific epithet “hirta” refers to the trichomes (hairs) occurring on leaves and stems. More Information: USDA

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