East Lansing, Michigan plant identification

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  1. JulieGJ

    JulieGJ New Member

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    Can someone help me identify these plants found in a forest in East Lansing, Michigan? All of the photos are taken in October, and all of the plants are found in the understory of the forest. Thank you.
     

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    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    #3 is a hickory seedling.
     
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    # 4 could be Polygonatum
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    #5 is likely Menispermum canadense (is this riverside forest?). #2 looks like an ash.
     
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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    First one could be Virginia creeper.
     
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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    #4 might be Smilax
     
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    Yes, it is a riverside forest. Thank you!
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Great, that makes me more confident about the Menispermum identification then. I'll throw out an alternative for number one as well: an American elm seedling. I spent a summer doing a riverside forest plant inventory, and I vaguely recall that American elm seedlings bear a juvenile foliage like this. Here's a somewhat close example: File:Ulmus americana seedlings.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
     
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    thanrose Active Member 10 Years

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    Julie, a possible for your #5 is Liriodendron tulipifera. The leaves should turn a bright yellow soon if that's the case, and there would likely be a mature specimen in the immediate area.
     

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