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Use this tag for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures, geographic location, and descriptive titles are important. Ask only one identification request per question. When you get an answer, consider adding a further tag (for the flower, tree, beetle etc. that has been identified) so your question is cataloged correctly. If the question is about determining the cause of a plant problem (e.g. disease), the diagnosis tag is more appropriate.
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What type of tree is this that produces purple berries?
Looks like Common Buckthorn, though it's hard to see. Those berries would be a laxative... or it might be chokecherries, which are edible. Again, it's really hard to tell from the photo.
Chokecherrie …
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What is this vine/crawler growing in my yard?
I think it's an ivy leaved morning glory (Ipomoea hederacea).
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Found this beetle in a pile of wood chips, harmful to my plants?
Actually, that's a Bess beetle or Patent Leather Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus). They eat rotting logs and are beneficial. Put it in the woods.
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Help identify this oak tree
Japanese Evergreen oak, or Japanese Red Oak (Quercus acuta)
Informative link (including the potential distribution map #2 shown below): Fact Sheet from US Forest Service
Another informative link: Oa …
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What fungus is this, and how to get rid of it?
It's called (inappropriately) Dog Vomit Slime Mold or Dog Vomit Fungus, but it goes by other (more savory?) names as well (sometimes it is identified as scrambled egg slime when it is fresh/yellow). F …
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What type of fungus is this?
It looks like a slime mold possibly in the genus Trichia or Hemitrichia.
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