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Trees
- Cottonwood/Aspen - the fluffy white seeds produced by the females during
early summer give the tree its name
- Mulberry - The white mulberry is named for the color of its buds, rather
than the color of its fruit. The thin, glossy, light
green leaves are variously lobed even on the same plant. Some are unlobed
while others are glove-shaped. Leaves of the red mulberry are larger and
thicker, blunt toothed and often lobed. They are rough on their upper
surfaces and pubescent underneath. The smaller black mulberry leaves are
similar to those of the red mulberry, but with sturdier twigs and fatter
buds. The species vary in the time of year they begin to leaf-out. White
mulberries generally come out in early spring, almost two months before
black mulberries.
- Ash - Ash trees have a feather-like compound leaf, usually with more
than seven leaflets. The only other oppositely branched tree that has a
compound leaf is boxelder, which almost always has three to five leaflets
- Juniper/Cedar - An excellent evergreen with graceful inclined or hanging
downward branches
- Box Elder/Maple - The Box Elder is actually a maple. Although this
opposite leafed tree somewhat resembles an ash with its 3 and 5 leaflet
- Oak - These are broad-leaved trees that produce acorns once a year
during the fall
- Elm - All are deciduous trees, usually with toothed oval leaves. The
seeds, technically called samaras, have one smooth or hairy wing
- Pecan/Hickory - large deciduous nut-bearing trees
- Walnut - This native tree grows from 50 to 120 feet tall, with dark
brown, deeply furrowed bark and flattened ridges. Alternate,
feather-compound leaves consist of 12 to 24 lance-shaped, finely toothed,
narrow leaflets
- Hazelnut - any of several shrubs or small trees bearing edible nuts
enclosed in a leafy husk
- Sycamore - readily identifiable with broad, maple like leaves and a
trunk and limb complexion of mixed green, tan and
cream. Some suggest it looks like camouflage
- Birch - Paper birch is the native birch of northern forests and river
valleys. A mature paper birch will reach a height of 10 to 12 meters.
The bark on mature trunks is white, papery and peels away naturally.
Fungi
- Aspergillis - mold which can be found within indoor environments
- Alternaria - fungus common to plants, soil, food, and indoor air
environment. The production of melanin-like pigment is one of its major
characteristics
- Halminthosporium - This group primarily contains molds of grasses
- Cladosporium - pigmented mold widely distributed in air and rotten
organic material and a frequent contaminant on foods
- Penicillium - This species in food is a particular problem. Some produce
toxins and may render food even dangerous
- Rhizopus - filamentous fungus found in soil, decaying fruit and
vegetables, animal feces, and old bread
- Stemphylium - fungus that is widely distributed on decaying vegetation
and in the soil. It is commonly considered as a contaminant.
- Curvularia - Under certain conditions, a pathogen of soil, plants, and
cereals in tropical or subtropical areas, while few are found in temperate
zones
- Candida Albicans - one of the most commonly encountered human
pathogens causing a wide variety of infections ranging from mucosal
infections in generally healthy people to life threatening systemic
infections in individuals with impaired immunity
- Pullularia - This yeast-like fungus is commonly found on caulk or damp
window frames in bathrooms. Aureobasidium Pullularia may be pink or black in
color. Although it seldom causes infections, it can be allergenic. This is
one type of mold that is a type of mildew. It will grow in cooler climates
- Fusarium - distributed on plants and in the soil. It is found in rice,
bean, soybean, and other crops
- Nigrospora - The white woolly colonies grow fairly rapidly as
parasites on living grasses but also present on dead
- Saccharomyces - a yeast, common to human, mammals, birds, wine, beer,
fruits, trees, plants, olives, and soil. Also known as the "baker's" or
"brewer's" yeast
- Phoma - inhabits the soil and plant material
- Stachybotrys - is a greenish-black, slimy mold found only on cellulose
products (such as wood or paper) that have been wet for several days or
more.
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