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      • 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

Category: Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book Review: Crows

December 19, 2022June 12, 2024 NaturalistNateLeave a comment

At least the book was very short, especially with all the photos.

Book Reviews

Book Review: Prairie: A Natural History

October 10, 2022June 7, 2024 Naturalist NateLeave a comment

Candace Savage begins many millions of years ago to explain the geology and how the ecosystem evolved to what it was at the beginning of European settlement and continues to its present problems.

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Homing Instinct

July 5, 2021October 26, 2023 Naturalist Nate

Bernd only has so many pages in his book, but if you mentally take things a step further, you find yourself with more questions than when you

Book Reviews

Book Review: The Bird Way

February 6, 2021October 26, 2023 Naturalist Nate

A natural sequel to Ackerman’s The Genius of Birds.

Book Reviews

Book Review: Winter World, The Ingenuity of Animal Survival

January 30, 2021October 26, 2023 Naturalist NateLeave a comment

A fascinating read about animal behavior in the northeastern United States in winter.

Book Reviews

Book Review: What it’s Like to be a Bird

January 10, 2021January 30, 2021 Naturalist Nate

A broadly-scoped book about North American birds.

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.

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.

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