Bog Findings

1) Evergreen Wood Fern

(Polypodiales, Dryopteridaceae, Dryopteris intermedia)

-likes moist, rich woods

-evergreen fern with lacy fronds

-very hardy plant

2) Marsh Fern

(Polypodiales, Thelypteridaceae, Thelypteris palustris Schott)

-rounded fern with a smooth stem

-found in bogs

-spores are found on underside of fronds

3) Earth Ball Fungus

(Boletales, Sclerodermataceae, Scleroderma citrinum)

-very poisonous mushroom

-rounded, light yellow ball mushroom

-rough, segmented flesh

4) White Snakeroot

(Asterales, Asteraceae, Ageratina altissima)

-highly poisonous plant; is transfered to humans

through milk from cows who have eaten it

(killed Abraham Lincoln's mother)

-opposite, serrated leaves

-bright white flowers with 5 parts

5) Orange Fairy Cup

( Pezizales, Pyronemataceae, Aleuria aurantia)

-edible mushroom

-bright orange and curled along the edges (can look like

orange peels)

-found in clay soils near the end of summer/beginning

of autumn

6) Bleeding Fairy Helmet

(Agaricales, Mycenaceae, Mycena haematopus)

-obtains by consuming decomposing organic material

-helmet shaped and redish in color

-scalloped cap edges

-generally grow in clusters

7) Swamp Dewberry

(Rosales, Rosaceae, Rubus hispidus)

-has small, white flowers with 5 parts

-red and bristled twigs

-shiny, serrated leaves

-can be made into an astringent

8) Spring Peeper

(Anura, Hylidae, Pseudacris crucifer)

-live in forests near semi-permanent or permanent wetlands

-tan or brown with a black cross on their back

-males have a vocal sac that inflates and deflates with sound