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== Red-osier Dogwood ==
*''Cornus stolonifera'', aka ''C. sericea''
*To 10 ft (3 m)
*Thicket-forming shrub
*Branches and twigs are dark red
*Likes damp soil, such as wetlands
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File:red_osier_dogwood.jpg | Red-osier Dogwood
File:white_pine_leaves_and_fruit.jpg|Leaves and fruit
File:white_pine_bark.jpg|Bark
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== Poison Ivy ==
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*''Toxicodendron radicans''
*To 8 ft (2.4 m)
*Leaves grouped in three
*Poisonous plant known for its production of ''urushiol'', causing irritation and rashes
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== Staghorn Sumac ==
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*''Rhus typhina'', aka ''R. hirta''
*To 30 ft (9 m)
*Long leaves growing in pairs on stem are characteristic
*White flower clusters
*Red berries fruit - compared with the Poison Sumac, which has white berries fruits
*Red berries used to make refreshing summer drink
*Grows on road sides, in old fields and open habitat
*Propagates by rhizomes
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== Low Bush Blueberry ==
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*''Vaccinium angustifolium''
*To 2 ft (60 cm)
*Low spreading
*Flowers are small, white, bell-shaped
*Likes acidic, well drained soil
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== Oriental Bittersweet ==
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*''Celastrus orbiculatus''
*Climbing wine
*Invasive species original to East Asia
*Leaves are alternating, glossy texture
*Fruit is red or orange
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== Partridge Berry ==
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*''Mitchella repens''
*To 12 in (30 cm)
*Herbaceous woody trailing shrub
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== Wintergreen ==
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*''Gaultheria procumbens''
*Stems to 6 in (15 cm)
*Small low-growing shrub
*Leaves are evergreen
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Revision as of 20:26, 2 May 2013

Red-osier Dogwood

  • Cornus stolonifera, aka C. sericea
  • To 10 ft (3 m)
  • Thicket-forming shrub
  • Branches and twigs are dark red
  • Likes damp soil, such as wetlands

Poison Ivy

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  • Toxicodendron radicans
  • To 8 ft (2.4 m)
  • Leaves grouped in three
  • Poisonous plant known for its production of urushiol, causing irritation and rashes

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Staghorn Sumac

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  • Rhus typhina, aka R. hirta
  • To 30 ft (9 m)
  • Long leaves growing in pairs on stem are characteristic
  • White flower clusters
  • Red berries fruit - compared with the Poison Sumac, which has white berries fruits
  • Red berries used to make refreshing summer drink
  • Grows on road sides, in old fields and open habitat
  • Propagates by rhizomes

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%height:200px width:260px float:left text-align=center margin-top=5px margin-right=25px margin-bottom=5px margin-left=0% Attach:staghorn_sumac_leaves.jpg | Staghorn Sumac Leaves

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Low Bush Blueberry

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  • Vaccinium angustifolium
  • To 2 ft (60 cm)
  • Low spreading
  • Flowers are small, white, bell-shaped
  • Likes acidic, well drained soil

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Oriental Bittersweet

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  • Celastrus orbiculatus
  • Climbing wine
  • Invasive species original to East Asia
  • Leaves are alternating, glossy texture
  • Fruit is red or orange

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%height:200px width:260px float:left text-align=center margin-top=5px margin-right=25px margin-bottom=5px margin-left=0% Attach:oriental_bittersweet_fruits.jpg | Oriental Bittersweet Fruits

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Partridge Berry

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  • Mitchella repens
  • To 12 in (30 cm)
  • Herbaceous woody trailing shrub

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Wintergreen

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  • Gaultheria procumbens
  • Stems to 6 in (15 cm)
  • Small low-growing shrub
  • Leaves are evergreen

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