Species-This is Phragmites australis and is found down in a ditch in Hilliard, Oh just off I 270. It is a grass with a unique seed head and being invasive it is essentially the only thing growing in this ditch.

Species-This is Liriodendron tulipifera. This is found just east of adriaticos on 11th. It is alternate, pinnate, and simple.

Trait-This is a dandelion or Taraxacum officinale. It is a member of asteraceae and is a ligulate flower head. Notice the individual flower in the middle it’s stigma is split thus showing it has (two carpels).  It is found in an older flower bed in Hilliard.

Trait-This is green ash or Fraxinus pennsylvanica. It is (opposite pinnately compound) and has the “Philips head screwdriver” bud. It is found growing in the understory of a mixed pine wood lot in Hilliard.

Family-This is Cersis canadensis or eastern redbud. It is cordate simple and palmate. And the trait best used to determine the family, fabaceae are the seed pods that grow on the tree. This was found at the Chadwick arboretum.

Family-This is Queen Anne’s lace or  Daucos carota. It is found at the Heffner Wetland Research Center. The big trait that tells the family is the umbel flower head. All though this is in the fruiting stage the umbel is still intact.