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.