For Spring Flora 2024
Environmental interaction: Bombus bimaculatus visiting (this and other conspecific individuals nearby)
Source/Status: native to IL; no state/federal listing in IL, conservation status S2 (in IL)
Floral formula: *, Ca5, Co5, A∞, G∞ (superior ovary), achene
ID: distinctive reddish flowers (large, nodding) and feathery-tailed fruits
For Spring Flora 2024
Environmental interaction: twining around itself and other neighbouring plants
Source/Status: native to IL; no state/federal listing in IL, no conservation status rank (in IL)
Floral formula: ♂ flwrs *, (Ca minute?), Co5, A5, G0; ♀ flwrs *, (Ca minute?), Co5, A0, G(5) (superior ovary), berry; (flwrs can also be perfect)
ID: hairless leaf undersides, tips of stems covered by pairs of newly formed leaves, narrow and pointed tips of teeth (on leaf margins)
For Spring Flora 2024
Environmental interaction: spider dwelling in umbellet
Source/Status: native to IL; no state/federal listing in IL, conservation status S5 (in IL)
Floral formula: *, (Ca insignificant?), Co5, A5, G(2) (inferior ovary), schizocarp
ID: anise scent, alternate, ternately compound leaves, white flowers borne on compound umbels (~7-16 flowers per umbellet)