1) Red Osier Dogwood

(Cornales, Cornaceae, Cornus sericea)

-bright red stems

-white berries

-hairless, opposite leaves

-very common in wetlands

2) Bittersweet Nightshade

(Solanales, Solanaceae, Solanum dulcamara)

-invasive, rambling vine

-likes moist soil and partial shade

-star-shaped purple flowers

-red, egg shaped berries

-a very competitive, prolific plant

3) Mad-dog Skullcap

(Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Scutellaria lateriflora L.)

-purple flowers, with two lips, in clusters

-square stem (mint family), with serrated leaves

-wet loving species

-can be used as a mild sedative

-also know as blue skullcap

4) Crane Fly

(Diptera, Tipulidae, Tipula, many species!)

-adults only for a couple of days!

- larvae feed on decomposing organic materials

-have 6 spindly legs (which are easily broken)

-are weak &poor fliers (easy prey)

5) Northern Bugleweed

(Lamiales, Lamiaceae, Lycopus uniflorus)

-square stem with white flowers on stem

-opposite, whirled toothed leaves

-loves wet, boggy soils

6) Abbot's Sphinx

(Hepoda, lepidoptera, Sphingidae, Sphecodina abbottii)

-Adults are bumblebee mimics and make a buzzing sound when

feeding.

-caterpillars feed at night

-have horn on back side

-part of the moth family

7) Soft (Common) Rush

(Juncales, Juncaceae, Juncus effusus L.)

-grass-like and grows in clusters

-flowers near the upper half of stem, but don't grow on the tip

-birds eat seeds of this plant

-grows in shallow water or moist soils

8) Eastern Wood Peewee

(Passeriformes, Tyrannidae, Contopus virens)

-adults are grey-olive on the upperparts with light underparts, washed with olive on the breast

-are in decline with over-population of white tailed deer because they leave large holes in the forest canopy, minimizing the bird's foraging space

-eat insects