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January 6, 2006, Page 19

NATURE NOTES

By ANNIE REID
Westborough Community Land Trust

Nature Notes Answer Key

Here are the answers to the Nature Notes quiz on page 16. The past Nature Notes columns are posted on the WCLT web site at www.westboroughlandtrust.org/NatureNotes.php

1. Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens)
[See Wintergreen under the snow, January 21, 2005]

2. Spotted Joe-Pye-weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
[See Spotted Joe-Pye-weed in purple landscapes, September 2, 2005 ]

3. Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)
[See Not-So-Deadly Nightshade, June 24, 2005 ]

4. Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides)
[See The town's Atlantic white cedars, February 4, 2005]

5. Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
[See Summer hummers, August 19, 2005]

6. Downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyera pubescens)
[See Tiny orchids of August, August 5, 2005 ]

7. Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
[See Squirrel tales, February 18, 2005]

8. Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
[See An owl in the nest, April 1, 2005]

9. Pasture puffball (Calvatia cyathiformis)
[See Puffballs in the grass, October 14, 2005]

10. Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
[See Swamps in bloom, April 15, 2005 ]

11. Pussy willow (Salix discolor)
[See Time for pussy willows, March 5, 2005]

12. Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
[See Canada geese overhead, December 9, 2005 ]

13. Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
[See Milkweed and butterflies in our meadows, July 8, 2005]

14. Green heron (Butorides virescens)
[See Fish-baiting green herons, September 30, 2005]

15. Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
[See The first butterfly of spring, April 29, 2005 ]

16. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
[See Cardinal flower attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, July 22, 2005 ]

17. Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
[See It's time to talk turkey, November 18, 2005 ]

18. Sheep-laurel (Kalmia angustifolia)
[See A sheepish laurel, June 10, 2005 ]

19. Nodding ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes cernua)
[See September's wild orchid, September 16, 2005]

20. Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura)
[See The mourning dove's coo, March 18, 2005 ]

21. Orange mushroom pimple (Hypomyces lactifluorum)
[See Lobster claws on the path, October 28, 2005]

22. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
[See Wild geraniums are native to the area, May 27, 2005]


Back to Nature Notes quiz on page 16.





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