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0 0 Chickweed

Chickweed

by naturesfinestfoodsMadison, Wisconsin

Pioneer

0 2 Leucena

Leucena

by luiz netoRecife, PE, Brazil

Pioneer

0 0 white ash

white ash

by sarah.loobyMassachusetts, USA

opposite, compound, tree

1 2 Old World forked fern

Old World forked fern

by ChiefRedEarthKowdiar Jn., Kerala, India

2 0 Fireweed

Fireweed

by birdlady6000Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada

Typical pioneer

0 0 Fan flower

Fan flower

by kzapata44Yucatán, Mexico

Family: Goodeniaceae

1 0 Unknown

Unknown

by SukanyaDattaJammu and Kashmir, India

Simple runner like rossettes of leaves on barren soil.

2 0 Holly

Holly

by MauronSlovenia

It has a great capacity to adapt to different conditions and is a

0 0 Grey alder - ontano

Grey alder - ontano

by Bruce WeiskottenCamaiore, Toscana, Italy

Nitrogen fixing pioneer

0 0 Mexican Prickly Poppy

Mexican Prickly Poppy

by KrantiAzadPunjab, India

This is a species of Poppy native to Mexico ...

0 0 Fireweed

Fireweed

by BethAngermeierMontana, USA

A tall, pink-flowering plant approximately 36" in height. This particular ...

1 0 Mangrove Apple

Mangrove Apple

by VinnyDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Medium sized tree to 8m, a pioneer mangrove ...

0 0 Black witches butter

Black witches butter

by KarenLTennessee, USA

trees, especially oak, occasionally hazel or beech. It is a

1 0 Star Moss

Star Moss

by MilesBerkeyBellevue, Washington, USA

pioneer

0 0 Paper mulberry

Paper mulberry

by DespinaTsafetopoulou

An ornamental tree with increasing popularity, spotted growing in my ...

0 0 Predaceous Diving beetle

Predaceous Diving beetle

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

About 5 mm long, with a horizontal black stripe across the posterior part of ...

1 1 Sticky Bristle Grass /Velcro Grass

Sticky Bristle Grass /Velcro Grass

by C.SydesLimpopo, South Africa

tufted annual grass which starts off as a stand of bright green erect tufts but ...

0 1 Rosebay Willowherb (Fireweed)

Rosebay Willowherb (Fireweed)

by KrisThomasSouth Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

and forest clearings, makes it a clear example of a

3 7 Pine Processionary

Pine Processionary

by Noe and PiliCádiz, Andalucía, Spain

The species is notable for the behaviour of ...

3 4 European holly

European holly

by Marta RubioTexeiraOud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

a great capacity to adapt to different conditions and is a

0 0 Tamarack Pine

Tamarack Pine

by BenjaminKabelFerndale, Michigan, USA

(sometimes a pioneer or weedy)

0 0 American Bittersweet

American Bittersweet

by pippinincarnate68penna, USA

american pioneers to induce vomiting. ...

0 0 Stream Violet

Stream Violet

by MachiAlaska, USA

My first time seeing a yellow violet here. There were several plants in this ...

4 6 Rough dubautia

Rough dubautia

by mauna KunzahHilo, Hawaii, USA

Hawaiian native, one of the 50 species ...

0 0 Pyxie Cup (Lichen)

Pyxie Cup (Lichen)

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Chorisodontium aciphyllum, Polytrichum strictum, and Andreaea

2 1 Ohi'a Lehua

Ohi'a Lehua

by MaryLeahDiehl

From shrubby scrawly looking trees to full majestic trees with usually red ...

3 0 Western Bird's-Foot Trefoil

Western Bird's-Foot Trefoil

by misako.hillSan Francisco, California, USA

's-Foot Trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). ...

2 0 Common Hemp-nettle

Common Hemp-nettle

by Marta RubioTexeiraSteenwijkerland, Overijssel, Netherlands

Galeopsis flowers always look to me like a person with a chinese hat :-) The ...

1 0 The black alder

The black alder

by MauronFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

common alder as an important pioneer

0 0 Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master

by AarongunnarWisconsin, USA

. However, it is a true tallgrass prairie

0 0 Black alder

Black alder

by MauronSlovenia

being completely dependent on the tree. It is a

4 0 Aratilis (Fil)

Aratilis (Fil)

by KdonGalayMetro Manila, Philippines

Muntingia calabura, the sole species in the ...

0 0 Aratilis, Jamaican cherry

Aratilis, Jamaican cherry

by IanMichaelIletoSan Carlos, Philippines

It is a small tree 7-12 meters tall with tiered and slightly drooping branches. ...

2 3 Hottentot Fig

Hottentot Fig

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping, mat-forming succulent

0 0 Sawtooth Blackberry

Sawtooth Blackberry

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

. Other species of blackberry and brambles ...

0 2 Australian Acacia

Australian Acacia

by pamsaiVictoria, Australia

An Australian native shrub with feathery leaves and clusters of pompom-like ...

0 0 Cecropia tree and Azteca ants.

Cecropia tree and Azteca ants.

by JonathanSequeiraHeredia, Costa Rica

This is a pioneer

3 0 Brown-veined White

Brown-veined White

by DanielePralongZanzibar City, Unguja Mjini Magharibi, Tanzania

of the Pieridae family. This species was ...

0 0 Monkey Ear [Nut of]

Monkey Ear [Nut of]

by LeonardoMBSão José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, Brazil

Pioneer

2 1 Phainopepla

Phainopepla

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Small, flycatcher-like bird with glossy black body. Head has distinct crest and ...

0 0 Reakirt's Blue

Reakirt's Blue

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Upperside of male light blue with darker veins and dusky border; female darker. ...

1 0 Great Purple Hairstreak

Great Purple Hairstreak

by joanbstanleyTucson, Arizona, USA

Hindwing with one short and one long tail. Abdomen is blue on top, red-orange ...

0 0 Common Mullein

Common Mullein

by Irene BradyOregon, USA

A tall plant, 5' or more, with densely woolly leaves and a spire of yellow ...

1 0 Spinifex grass

Spinifex grass

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWellington, Wellington, New Zealand

racemes up to 20 cm in diameter which becomes a tumbleweed. It is an important ...

0 0 paper mulberry, tapa cloth tree

paper mulberry, tapa cloth tree

by Joseph CHIEF REDEARTHDehradun, Uttarakhand, India

This plant has been cultivated in Asia and some Pacific Islands for many ...

3 4 Scurfy Deceiver

Scurfy Deceiver

by AlexKonigBrunssum, Limburg, Netherlands

drab, but when younger it often assumes red, pinkish brown, and orange tones. ...

1 0 English Holly

English Holly

by namithaCanterbury, England, United Kingdom

adapt to different conditions and is a

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