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The plants pictured below have been recorded as blooming during the month of January in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Helleborus niger

Flowers in winter

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Profile for Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	low herb or subshrub
Life Cycle:	perennial

[edit] Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 11:40, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:36, 11 February 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 20:51, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 11:38, 7 March 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 08:40, 22 March 2008 (UTC) (most flowers fading to pink)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring

Regional data and additional images for Helleborus niger

Taraxacum officinale

Head

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Profile for Taraxacum officinale (Common Dandelion)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	rosette-forming herbaceous plant with a long taproot
Flowers:	Head, flowers are all ray-like
Foliage:	Basal only, pinnately lobed
Stem:	flower stems are hollow with a milky sap
Scent:	mild, "sunny"
Growing Conditions:	sunny and partly-shaded, well drained soils, drought intolerant
Fruit:	achene with a silky pappus
Similar Plants:	Hypochoeris radicata, Sonchus

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Jomegat 16:59, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:14, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 21:23, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 18:39, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
Trinity507 20:48, 5 October 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Taraxacum officinale

Senecio vulgaris

Stems and flowers

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Profile for Senecio vulgaris (Common Groundsel)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low growing but upright herbaceous plant
Flowers:	Enclosed heads

[edit] Recent Logs

Jomegat 00:15, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 01:59, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:34, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:46, 22 July 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Fall

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Lonicera x heckrottii

Flower cluster and foliage

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Profile for Lonicera x heckrottii (Flame Honeysuckle)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Twining vine
Flowers:	in terminal clusters, tubular, red to pink, with orange to yellow throats
Foliage:	opposite, sessile, upper leaves clasping the stems
Fruit:	bright red drupes
Life Cycle:	perennial woody vine
Similar Plants:	sometimes confused with L. sempervirens

[edit] Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 29 April 2008 (from written logs)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:38, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:12, 27 May 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 11:01, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:32, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny ^talk 09:31, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Lonicera x heckrottii

Cardamine hirsuta

Plant in flower

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Profile for Cardamine hirsuta (Hairy Wintercress)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low, mat-forming herbaceous plant
Flowers:	4 petals, flowers in clusters on top of stems, often blooming and setting fruit at the same time
Foliage:	bippately compound, purplish during cold weather
Scent:	bitter scent from crushed leaves
Growing Conditions:	any disturbed soil
Life Cycle:	annual or biennial

[edit] Recent Logs

--SB_Johnny ^talk 11:07, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
Sb f 20:47, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Galanthus nivalis

Plant in flower

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Profile for Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low growing plant emerging from underground bulbs
Foliage:	Straplike, often bluish
Stem:	floral scapes only, round
Life Cycle:	perennial

[edit] Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 08:35, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
Luai lashire 23:41, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
Luai lashire 00:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

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Hamamelis x intermedia

Cv. 'Jelena' in bloom

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Profile for Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid Witch Hazel)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Large shrub or small tree, vase-shaped
Flowers:	4 thread-like, showy petals
Foliage:	simple, alternate, uneven at the base
Stem:	zig-zag branches
Subclass plants:	Hamamelis 'Arnold Promise', Hamamelis 'Diane', Hamamelis 'Jelena', Hamamelis 'Sunburst'

[edit] Recent Logs

SB Johnny-LM 20:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC) ('Jelena, 'Diane', 'Arnold Promise', and 'Sunburst')
SB Johnny-LM 20:48, 11 March 2008 (UTC) ('Jelena, 'Diane', 'Arnold Promise', and 'Sunburst')
--Luai lashire 17:22, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Winter, Late Winter, Early Spring

Regional data and additional images for Hamamelis x intermedia

Symplocarpus foetidus