Himalayan blackberry

Himalayan Blackberry

Fact Sheet Vascular Plant Rubus bifrons Description Himalayan Blackberry is a very large blackberry that produces robust arching 5-angled canes that reach up to 3

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Purple Loosestrife

Purple Loosestrife

Fact Sheet Vascular Plant Lythrum salicaria | Other Names: Loosestrife, Spiked Loosestrife Description Stems arise from perennial rootstock. 30-50 stalks can arise from a single

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Green Crab

Green Crab

Fact Sheet CRUSTACEAN Carcinus maenas | Other Name: European Green Crab Habitat & Impact Green Crabs are common in shallow water of salt marshes, beaches

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Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard

Fact Sheet VASCULAR PLANT Alliaria petiolata Description Herbaceous biennial, with vegetative rosette in the first year. Leaves 2-12 cm wide, dark green, kidney shaped, smelling

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Woodland Angelica

Woodland Angelica

Fact Sheet VASCULAR Angelica sylvestris Description Large biennial member of the carrot family commonly 1-2 m tall when flowering from July to September. Small, fragrant

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Coffin Box

Coffin Box Bryozoan

Fact Sheet MARINE ANIMAL Membranipora membranacea | Other Names: Lacy Crust Bryozoan, Kelp Lace Bryozoan Description The Coffin Box Bryozoan is a marine organism that

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Phragmites SeedHeads

Common Reed

Fact Sheet Vascular Plant Phragmites australis ssp. australis | Elephant Grass, Giant Reedgrass Description Very tall, stout grass, often reaching heights of 3 m or

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Dutch Elm Disease

Dutch Elm Disease

Fact Sheet Insect & Fungus Hylurgopinus, Scotylus, & Ophiostoma spp Description Dead and dying White Elm trees. Results from several different microscopic sac fungi (all

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Blue sedge

Blue Sedge

Fact Sheet vascular plant Carex flacca Description Cool-season sedge grow to a height of 30-45 cm and a width of 30-45 cm, forming a dense

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Yellow iris

Yellow Iris

Fact Sheet Vascular Plant Iris pseudacorus | Other Names: Yellow Flag Iris Description This perennial wetland plant has three drooping petal flowers that are bright

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