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    • Shrubs
      • Aronia sp. – Chokeberries
      • Ceanothus Americanus – New Jersey Tea
      • Corylus Americana – American Hazelnut
      • Galussacia Baccata – Huckleberry
      • Lindera Benzoin – Spicebush
      • Sambucus canadensis – American Elderberry
      • Vaccinium angustifolium – Lowbush Blueberry
      • Vaccinium Corybosum – Highbush Blueberry
      • Vaccinum Macrocarpon – American Cranberry
      • Viburnum Trilobum – High Bush Cranberry
      • Viburnum nudum – Wild Raisin
    • Trees
      • Asimina triloba – Pawpaw
      • Diospyros Virginiana – Persimmon
      • Fagus Grandifolia – American Beech
      • Juglans nigra – Black Walnut
      • Prunus Maritima – Beach Plum
      • Quercus Muehlenbergii – Chinkapin Oak
    • Herbaceous
      • Allium Canadense – Canada Onion
      • Allium Cernuum – Nodding Onion
      • Allium Tricoccum – Wild Leek
      • Nelumbo Lutea – American Lotus
      • Oenothera Biennis – Evening Primrose
      • Physalis spp. – Groundcherries
      • Polygala lutea – Orange Milkwort
      • Pycnanthemum spp. – Mountain Mint
      • Pontederia Cordata – Pickerelweed
      • Sagittaria Latifolia – Duck Potato
    • Vines
      • Apios Americana – American Groundnut
      • Cornus Canadensis – Creeping Dogwood
      • Mitchella repens – Partridge Berry
      • Passiflora incarnata – Purple Passionflower
      • Smilax spp. – Greenbriar
      • Vitis spp. – Grapes

Author: Naturalist Nate

Book Reviews

Book Review: Birds by the Shore

December 31, 2020January 4, 2021 Naturalist Nate

Birds by the Shore, a book about life and observations around Lewes, Delaware

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Incredible Journey of Plants (Do Not Read)

December 24, 2020January 30, 2021 Naturalist Nate

An unfulfilling look at some plants.

Covid Comparisons · Current Events

Biocontrol and Vaccines

December 21, 2020June 22, 2024 Naturalist Nate

How understanding vaccines can help understand biocontrol agents used to manage invasive species.

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Pine Barrens

December 14, 2020December 21, 2020 Naturalist Nate

A fascinating read about a unique ecosystem and the unique blend of people who lived there for centuries.

Book Reviews

Book Review: Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice to all Creation

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Naturalist Nate

A fun book with a clever shtick that examines the evolution and functions of sex throughout species.

Book Reviews

Book Review: How Plants Work

November 22, 2020December 21, 2020 Naturalist Nate

An informative read on plant physiology and soil chemistry.

Nature in Art

The Hudson River School: Promoting Conservation in America

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Naturalist Nate

A 19th century movement that inspired environmental conservation in America.

Covid Comparisons · Current Events

Comparing the Covid Quarantine and Wildlife Habitat Fragmentation

October 6, 2020June 22, 2024 Naturalist Nate

A comparison of self-isolation from covid-19 and habitat fragmentation.

Nature in Art

German Romanticism: Dynamic Landscapes

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 Naturalist Nate

A social attitude in philosophy, art, music, and literature that created many works still known by school children across the world today.

Edible Natives

Edible Natives of the Northeast Part IV: Vines

July 22, 2020December 21, 2020 Naturalist Nate

American groundnut, purple passionflower, grapes, creeping dogwood, greenbriar

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