Comments on: Name that organism

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:54:35 +0000

Thank you Laurent!

By: Laurent

Laurent — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:16:51 +0000

B = False Salomon’s Seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maianthemum_racemosum

E is indeed Joe Pye Weed. (Sorry, this is also a bad spoonerism, but to my defense I have a probable hereditary condition that keeps me earing spooners the wrong way, just like some are typoing most common words all way down :).

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:59:22 +0000

I should also mention that Lorax was also correct in all of his ID’s.

By: Greg Laden

Greg Laden — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:33:49 +0000

As usual, we are not necessarily sure of some of these (well, clueless in some cases). Here are our best guesses so far: A) Black Spruce Picea mariana, or some other kind of spruce. It is not a pine or a tamarack. B) No clue. Amanda has some guesses. These are large leaves, by the way, a few inches wide. It is definitely not a Jack-in-the-pulpit. That thing sticking out the top is just another leaf unfolding. C) Tamarack Larix laricina D) I'm pretty sure this is a bluegill Lepomis macrochirus, and not some sort of hybrid. But I'm open to suggestion. The last fish I pulled out of this spot was hard to classify, so I had the camera ready this time. This is the organism that was not at Itasca. E) I like the suggestion of joe-pye weed. F) This is a red squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. It is interesting that so many people said gray squirrel. I suppose it's the angle and lack of scale. For gray squirrels in your yard, click here. G) This is the immature Wood Duck.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:33:47 +0000

A) A plant
B) Another plant
C) Yet another plant
D) Swimmy thing
E) A flowery plant
F) A furry thing
G) The odd one out as it’s a BIRD and the only interesting picture here. An immature Wood Duck. YAY.

By: Microtus

Microtus — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:04:35 +0000

Oops. The larch does not belong.

By: Microtus

Microtus — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:02:53 +0000

Inspired by Lorax (LOL)

A) Pinaceae
B) Liliaceae
C) Laricaeae
D) Centrarchidae
E) Asteraceae
F) Sciuridae
G) Anatidae

By: Irene

Irene — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 04:14:39 +0000

a: spruce tree
b: tracheophytes
c: tamarack
d: blue gill
e: tracheophytes
f: red squirrel
g: duck

The tamarack does not belong.

By: Tomato Addict

Tomato Addict — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:26:25 +0000

A) The Larch
B)
C) The Larch
D)
E)
F) Grey Squirrel in a Larch?
G) Mallard (immature)

Hope there are bonus points for Monty Python references.

By: Lorax

Lorax — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:03:09 +0000

a. Mycorrhiza
b. Sclerotinia sclerotiorum growing on Oxalic acid made by Jack-in-the-pulpit
c. Rhizopus stolonifer
d. Vibrio anguilbarumn
e. Rhodospirilla, on leaves seen using microscope.
f. Microsporum cookei, although normally associated with the grey squirrel
g. Schistosoma of some type. Maybe