Steven Daniel

Notice the immature fruit hiding under the leaf - very prickly when dry. Monroe Co. NY

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Unfurling fiddlehead showing sori, from Cedar Lake, St. Lawrence Co. NY

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Sundew bloom, taken in Lake Superior National Forest, Lake Co., MN

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Spoonleaf sundew showing the sticky hairs in Herkimer Co. NY

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Northern tickle grass along a stream in St. Lawrence Co. NY

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Dirca leaves are dull surfaced and nondescript. Taken in Essex Co. NY

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Dirca flowers bloom for a long time. Taken in Monroe Co. NY

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Small, but fragrant, flowers bloom before and during leaf emergence in spring.

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Note purple-pink color. The bloom starts as a band in the middle and moves simultaneously up and down, forming two bands

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Notice the spore bearing stalk. Taken in St. Lawrence Co. NY

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