Sedge

This sedge was in the raised bog area.  The scientific name is Carex.  I don't know what species of Carex it is.  Photo May 3, 2014.

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Wild plum

Wild plum in flower (Prunus americana).  May 3, 2014.

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Shelf fungus on Black locust tree

Phellinus robiniae shelf fungus on the trunk of a black locust tree.  This fungus sometimes called cracked-cap polypore.  May 3, 2014.

Link to previous post on Phellinus robiniae:

Hawthorn

Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.).  Species unknown.  The leaves have a spathulate shape which I don't recognize as common around here.  This leaf shape ought to narrow down the possible list of species of Crataegus that this could be.  May 3, 2014.

Crayfish burrow

Crayfish burrow.  Species of crayfish unknown.  May 3, 2014.

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Buckeye flowers

A buckeye tree (Aesculus glabra) flowering.  Buckeyes are one of the first trees to leaf out in the forest in the spring, most of the rest of the trees in the vicinity are just starting to get their leaves.  May 3, 2014.

 http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowopp/Aesculus_glabra_page.html

http://lafayettereport.blogspot.com/2011/09/buckeye-tree-with-fruits.html

Gooseberry

Prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati).  May 3, 2014.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/pr_gooseberry.htm


https://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/shrubs/ribcyn01.htm