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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of December.

Viola x wittrockiana

A Purple-flowered variety

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 Profile for Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Short-lived, low-growing perennial, with mostly cool season blooms
Higher taxa:Viola


Recent Logs
  • --Anna reg 12:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Anna reg 12:01, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Anna reg 16:35, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Viola x wittrockiana

Taraxacum officinale

Head

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 Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot
Flowers:Head, flowers are all ray-like
Foliage:Basal only, pinnately lobed
Stem:flower stems are hollow with a milky sap
Scent:mild, "sunny"
Growing Conditions:sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant
Fruit:achene with a silky pappus
Similar Plants:Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 02:17, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Anna reg 10:13, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Trinity507 16:17, 22 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Trinity507 03:48, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
  • Anna gdf 11:38, 11 May 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Taraxacum officinale

Stellaria media

Flower

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 Profile for Stellaria media (Common Chickweed)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Creeping, mat-forming herb
Flowers:Small, white
Life Cycle: Annual
Recent Logs
  • Jomegat 00:13, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
  • In w:Barcelona. --Pere prlpz (discuss • contribs) 21:31, 9 March 2013 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring. Late Spring, Early Summer, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Stellaria media

Lonicera x heckrottii

Flower cluster and foliage

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 Profile for Lonicera x heckrottii (Flame Honeysuckle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Twining vine
Flowers:in terminal clusters, tubular, red to pink, with orange to yellow throats
Foliage:opposite, sessile, upper leaves clasping the stems
Fruit:bright red drupes
Life Cycle: perennial woody vine
Similar Plants:sometimes confused with L. sempervirens
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 29 April 2008 (from written logs)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:32, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:31, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Lonicera x heckrottii

Corydalis ochroleuca

Inflorescence

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 Profile for Corydalis ochroleuca (White Corydalis)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:low growing, clumping herbaceous plant
Flowers:clusters of white flowers with yellow throats
Foliage:slightly bluish
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 16:23, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 12:18, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:09, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:32, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 09:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Corydalis ochroleuca

Corydalis lutea

Flowers and foliage

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 Profile for Corydalis lutea (Yellow Corydalis)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Mound-forming, colonizing herbaceous plant
Flowers:Tubular, spurred, yellow
Foliage:Pinnately compound, somewhat glaucus
Stem:Weak, sappy
Fruit:Explosive pods
Recent Logs
  • SB Johnny-LM 29 April 2008 (from written logs)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:09, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:30, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:45, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:57, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 11:55, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Corydalis lutea

Chrysanthemum x morifolium

Flowering plants

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 Profile for Chrysanthemum x morifolium (Hardy Chrysanthemum, Mum)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 13:00, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
  • SB Johnny-LM 18:35, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • SBJ 13:11, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 18:49, 5 December 2007 (UTC)
  • --Juan 15:58, 11 December 2007 (UTC)


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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Chrysanthemum x morifolium

Vinca minor

flowers and young foliage

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 Profile for Vinca minor (Periwinkle)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:prostrate vine, rooting at the nodes
Flowers:trumpet-shaped
Foliage:simple, opposite, evergreen
Life Cycle: perennial
Recent Logs
  • Anna reg 13:04, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
  • Jomegat 20 Apr 2010 (from photos)
  • Anna reg 11:53, 27 March 2011 (UTC) (sporadic)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Vinca minor

Euphorbia lathyris

Flowering plant

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 Profile for Euphorbia lathyris (Caper Spurge)
Identifying Characteristics
Recent Logs
  • SB_Johnny May 15 2007 (from photographs)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:31, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:56, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:47, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 08:54, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 09:07, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 09:05, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Early Winter

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Phlox paniculata

Inflorescence of a pink variety

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 Profile for Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)
Identifying Characteristics
Habit:Upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:Corolla tubular with 5 showy lobes
Foliage:Simple
Stem:green, stiff
Life Cycle: Perennial
Recent Logs
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 11:57, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 12:18, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny | talk 10:23, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
  • --SB_Johnny talk 12:50, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
  • ˜˜˜˜ TristanDolciano 16:30, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Phlox paniculata

Solidago

Flowers on S. Gigantea

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 Profile for Solidago (Goldenrod)
Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants:Solidago canadensis, Solidago gigantea


Recent Logs

Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Solidago
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Last updated 11:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 11 plants.
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