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Adirondack Ferns: Eastern Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum

WEBEastern Bracken Fern ( Pteridium aquilinum) is a coarse, deciduous fern with large, triangular fronds, growing about waist high. It thrives in old fields, mixed woods, …

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Adirondack Ferns: Hay-scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula

WEBThe Hay-scented Fern ( Dennstaedtia punctilobula) is a yellowish green fern with feathery fronds that give off a scent of crushed hay in late summer. Hay-scented …

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Pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata

WEBPipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata) is a native Adirondack wildflower which produces a cluster of pink or white flowers in July, followed by colorful deep pink fruit capsules in …

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Leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata

WEBLeatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) is a native evergreen shrub which produces small, bell-shaped white flowers in spring.It grows in bogs and other wetland areas, as well as …

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Sweetgale Bog Myrtle Myrica gale

WEBSweetgale or Bog Myrtle ( Myrica gale) is a deciduous aromatic shrub that grows in marshes, bogs, and the edges of lakes and ponds in the Adirondack …

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Red Baneberry Actaea rubra

WEBRed Baneberry (Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd.) is a native wildflower that grows in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York and produces white flowers in spring and red berries in summer.Red Baneberry is a member of the Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae).It is one of three species in the genus Actaea (Baneberry) found …

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Spreading Dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium

WEBSpreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) is an Adirondack wildflower which sports clusters of fragrant, bell-shaped pink flowers from mid-June to mid-August. It is a …

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Adirondack Butterflies and Moths

WEBThe Adirondack Park is home to 74 species of butterflies, as well as an unknown number of moth species. Resident butterflies include the Canadian Tiger …

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Hobblebush Witch-hobble Viburnum lantanoides

WEBHobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides) is a native deciduous shrub which abounds in rich, moist woods throughout the Adirondack Mountains.It is one of our most …

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Dwarf Ginseng Panax trifolius

WEBThe flowers are white, but turn pale pink with age. Dwarf Ginseng on the Heron Marsh Trail (8 May 2013). Dwarf Ginseng ( Panax trifolius) is a woodland …

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Tall Meadow Rue Thalictrum pubescens

WEBTall Meadow Rue, as the name implies, is a tall (2-6 feet high) perennial Perennial: A n herbaceous plant that lives for more than two growing seasons. Perennial plants grow …

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Red Elderberry Red-berried Elder Sambucus racemosa

WEBRed Elderberry on the Barnum Brook Trail (12 July 2014). The Red Elderberry ( Sambucus racemosa) is a large native deciduous shrub or small tree. It produces clusters of tiny …

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Sugar Maple Acer saccharum

WEBThe twigs of the Sugar Maple are glossy and reddish brown. The buds are brown and sharp; the buds are slender and pointed down. The bark of the Sugar Maple is smooth …

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Adirondack Trees: Striped Maple Acer pensylvanicum

WEBThe Striped Maple (Acer pensylvanicum) is a small, deciduous understory tree or large shrub.This species can be found in both northern hardwood and mixed …

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Mountain Maple Acer spicatum

WEBThe fruit of Mountain Maples is a pair of winged seeds (called a samara Samara: A type of dry fruit where one seed is surrounded by papery tissue that helps …

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Northern White Cedar Thuja occidentalis

WEBNorthern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis) is a coniferous evergreen tree with scale-like leaves.In the Adirondack Mountains, it is most abundant in wetlands and …

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Adirondack Wildflowers: Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera …

WEBDwarf Rattlesnake Plantain blooming under conifers on the upland portion of the Boreal Life Trail (30 July 2012). Dwarf Rattlesnake Plantain ( Goodyera repens) is a …

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Balsam Fir Abies balsamea

WEBAdirondack Birds: Balsam Fir ( Abies balsamea) is a common tree in the breeding habitat of birds such as the Blackpoll Warbler. Blackpoll Warbler on the Woods …

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