{"id":16,"date":"2023-10-11T17:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T21:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/?p=16"},"modified":"2023-10-12T12:27:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:27:54","slug":"common-vegetation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/2023\/10\/11\/common-vegetation\/","title":{"rendered":"Common vegetation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33\" style=\"width:169px;height:239px\" width=\"169\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Most of the overstory is composed of Basswood trees of varying age and size, and there is a patch of exclusively young basswoods off of the path near the gravel road to the Research Complex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Many of these have small black spots on the leaves, possibly signifying an infection or insect infestation of some sort<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20\" style=\"width: NaNpx\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/basswoodleaves-1.pdf\" alt=\"\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" style=\"width:165px;height:233px\" width=\"165\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/rottingpine-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Other notable trees in the area, both in the under and overstories, include: <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" style=\"width:165px;height:233px\" width=\"165\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1.jpg 1693w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/fallenwalnuts-edited-1-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A couple Eastern White Pines- one of these has been cut down and left to rot in pieces, home to many insects and fungi; shed pine needles make up a good part of the organic matter on the ground<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Many<\/strong> Eastern Black Walnuts- fallen walnuts litter this whole section of the path, in varying stages of decomposition (How does this impact soil pH? What organisms feed on these fruit?); many leaves also show signs of infection and\/or bug presence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A few Red Maples- only beginning to yellow<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Woody Shrubs and Other Plants<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" style=\"width:276px;height:390px\" width=\"276\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/marshy-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A small marshy area exists on the left side of the path between it and the young basswood outcropping, and various marshy grasses grow here; so far, I was able to identify Common Reed and Fennel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This wetland was flooded at the time I visited it (10\/10\/23), and I spotted some oily substance in the puddle by the trail- I&#8217;m not sure what it is or where it came from, possibly a bike or the research facilities nearby, but I&#8217;m curious if it makes a frequent appearance and\/or effects plant and animal life nearby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width:193px;height:273px\" width=\"193\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/buckthornleaf-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Both Glossy and Common Buckthorn can be found growing under the cover of the Red Maples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various other shrubs and vines grow, yet to be identified except for a patch of Sensitive Fern across the path from the marsh<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41\" style=\"width:283px;height:401px\" width=\"283\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-1447x2048.jpg 1447w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/etelegui\/files\/2023\/10\/sensitivefern-scaled.jpg 1809w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trees Most of the overstory is composed of Basswood trees of varying age and size, and there is a patch of exclusively young basswoods off of the path near the gravel road to the Research Complex Other notable trees in the area, both in the under and overstories, include: Woody Shrubs and Other Plants A &hellip; 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