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Current Article:
Rare Plants of City Park,
Warwick, RI
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NEWS
Last Updated:
June 1, 2013
Big River MA
Rare plants found in the
Big River Management Area
RI Ferns
ARIW has teamed up with
Don Lubin to produce an article
about the ferns found in RI.
RI Orchids
RI Orchids has been
updated to include
Spiranthes ochroleuca
RI Violets
Oddities
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What flower is that?
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Photo credits:© Francis R. Underwood 2013
The mystery plant for June
is a low, creeping shrub
with evergreen leaves.
The flowers are white and
tinged with pink.
The fruit is a red, dry, mealy berry
which is about twice the
size of a cranberry.
It flowers in May and June
and grows in dry, sandy fields.
Stop back next month to find out
what this mystery plant is.
Click here to find out about
last month's mystery plant.
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E-mail your guess to us and,
if you're right, we'll list
your name below.
Congratulations to the following for correctly identifying last month's mystery plant.
Karen Asher
Nancy Fullerton
Anne Wagner