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2. Populus tremuloides - Wikipedia

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   Populus tremuloides is a deciduous tree native to cooler areas of North America, one of several species referred to by the common name aspen.It is commonly called quaking aspen, [2] [3] [4] trembling aspen, [2] [3] American aspen, [3] mountain or golden aspen, [5] trembling poplar, [5] white poplar, [5] and popple, [5] as well as others. [5]

3. Pinguicula alpina - Wikipedia

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   Pinguicula alpina is hemicryptophytic, in that the plant survives the cold winter conditions by reducing to a bud resting on the soil surface. This bud, called a hibernaculum , is composed of small, densely packed leaves, which unfurl with the coming of spring.

4. Viburnum lentago - Wikipedia

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   The winter buds are light red, covered with pale scurfy down, protected by a pair of opposing scales. Flower-bearing buds are 2 cm (3 ⁄ 4 in) long, obovate, long pointed; other terminal buds are acute, 8.5 to 12.7 mm (1 ⁄ 3 to 1 ⁄ 2 in) long, while lateral buds are much smaller. The bud scales enlarge with the growing shoot and often ...

5. White-tailed ptarmigan - Wikipedia

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   In the summer it is speckled in gray, brown and white whereas in winter it is wholly white. At all times of year the wings, belly and tail are white. The white-tailed ptarmigan has a diet of buds, leaves, flowers and seeds. The nest is a simple depression in the ground in which up to eight eggs are laid. After hatching, the chicks soon leave ...

6. Frangula alnus - Wikipedia

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   Winter shoot with buds. Alder buckthorn is a non-spiny deciduous shrub, growing to 3–6 m (10–20 ft), occasionally to 7 m (23 ft) tall. It is usually multistemmed but rarely forms a small tree with a trunk diameter of up to 20 cm (8 in). The bark is dark blackish-brown, with bright lemon-yellow inner bark exposed if cut. The shoots are dark ...

7. Bud - Wikipedia

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   European beech (Fagus sylvatica) bud. In botany, a bud is an undeveloped or embryonic shoot and normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a stem.Once formed, a bud may remain for some time in a dormant condition, or it may form a shoot immediately.

8. Watch these wild animals steal the spotlight in unforgettable ...

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   Watch the video below to see an enthusiastic soccer-playing elk. A California bear with a hankering for healthy snacks pulled off a daring heist at a La Cañada Flintridge family's garage.

9. Overwintering - Wikipedia

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   In entomology, overwintering is how an insect passes the winter season. Many insects overwinter as adults, pupae, or eggs. This can be done inside buildings, under tree bark, or beneath fallen leaves or other plant matter on the ground, among other places. All such overwintering sites shield the insect from adverse conditions associated with ...