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		<title>May 2026 &#8211; Mystery Plant</title>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Platanthera grandiflora</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: greater purple fringed bog-orchid<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: moist woods and swamp edges</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Micranthes virginiensis</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: early small-flowered-saxifrage<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Saxifragaceae (Saxifrage family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: cliffs, ledges and rocky areas</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org/march-2026-mystery-plant/">March 2026 &#8211; Mystery Plant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org">Among Rhode Island Wildflowers</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://missouriplants.com/">missouriplants.com</a></p>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Hypericum gentianoides</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: orange-grass St. John&#8217;s-wort<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Hypericaceae (St. John’s-wort family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: sunny and barren soils</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Our January mystery plant might be a challenging ID but will be found in Newcomb’s with no name change. This low herb grows along pond edges and in moist soils. It has squarish stems and opposite leaves that are coarsely toothed (but not lobed) and taper at both ends. The leaves do not have a distinctive scent. The tiny white flowers appearing in summer are tightly clustered or whorled around each node. Each irregular flower flares open at the end of the tubular corolla. The plant also grows a small edible tuber (which I vow to taste in 2026!)</p>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Lycopus uniflorus</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: Northern bugleweed or water-horehound<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Lamiaceae<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: pond edges and moist soils</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Polystichum acrostichoides</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: Christmas fern<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Dryopteridaceae<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: woods and rocky slopes</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org/december-2025-mystery-plant/">December 2025 &#8211; Mystery Plant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org">Among Rhode Island Wildflowers</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Osmorhiza longistylis</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: long-styled sweet-cicely<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Apiaceae<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: forests</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Polytrichum commune</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: haircap moss<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Polytrichaceae (haircap moss family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: dry woods</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Triadenum virginicum</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: marsh-St. John&#8217;s-wort<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Hypericaceae (St. John’s-wort family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: lakeshores and wetland margins</p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org/september-2025-mystery-plant/">September 2025 Mystery Plant</a> appeared first on <a href="https://among-ri-wildflowers.org">Among Rhode Island Wildflowers</a>.</p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brian Maynard]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 13:17:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<p><strong>Botanical Name</strong>: <em>Lysimachia ciliata</em><br />
<strong>Common Name</strong>: fringed yellow-loosestrife<br />
<strong>Family</strong>: Myrsinaceae (Marlberry family)<br />
<strong>Habitat</strong>: moist thickets and shorelines</p>
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