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Summer
views of plants on wetland
near Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River
in Fayetteville, Arkansas
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Mounded
moist-soil prairie that drains into Town Branch
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Native
plants are plentiful
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Many
people have commented on the diverse plant life on the acreage, including
wild flowers all over and large trees on the periphery and smaller, typical
water-tolerant trees in the drainage that runs from north to south in the
center of the parcel. The diverse vegetation, especially the understory
vegetation in the central drainage, provides excellent spring and early
summer nesting sites for numerous species of song birds. In fall, winter
and spring, many migrating species visit the area because of the wide variety
of seeds that remain on the land all year long.
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| Thanks
to Carl Hunter of Alexander, Arkansas, and
his widely known, authoritative books "Trees
of Arkansas" and "Wildflowers
of Arkansas" for identifying these
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Name These Plants: Unidentified Plant Photos < |
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Photos
by Aubrey Shepherd and Lauren Hawkins, Summer 2003 |
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I am taking
my best guess in identifying some of these plants. If you have better
information, please email me
for corrections! Many thanks! — LDH
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Unidentified Plants |
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Wetland in June 2003 |
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