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This page is part of a dichotomous key for plants recorded as blooming in Southeastern Pennsylvania during the month of April.
These plants have the following traits:

Red flowers

Vinca minor

flowers and young foliage

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Profile for Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	prostrate vine, rooting at the nodes
Flowers:	trumpet-shaped
Foliage:	simple, opposite, evergreen
Life Cycle:	perennial

Recent Logs

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Anna reg 13:04, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Jomegat 20 Apr 2010 (from photos)
Anna reg 11:53, 27 March 2011 (UTC) (sporadic)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Winter, Mid Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall

Regional data and additional images for Vinca minor

Tulipa

flowering plants

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Profile for Tulipa (Tulip)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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Anna gdf 17:22, 20 April 2011 (UTC)
Anna reg 15:15, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
Anna reg 11:48, 12 April 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Tulipa

Malus

Flower of M. Asiatica

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Profile for Malus (Apple, Crabbapple)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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SBJ 12:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
SB_Johnny-LM 08:32, 23 April 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 10:26, 26 April 2008 (UTC) (several varieties)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 10:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 21:41, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
Ngravagna 19:01, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
--Luai lashire 21:02, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
--Jomegat 17:04, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

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

Regional data and additional images for Malus

Acer rubrum

Flower clusters

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Profile for Acer rubrum (Red Maple)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Large tree
Flowers:	Red flowers opening well before the leaves
Foliage:	As with all maples, they are deciduous and arranged oppositely on the twig. They are typically 5-10 cm (2-4 inches) long and wide with 3-5 palmate lobes with a serrated margin. The sinuses are typically narrow, but the leaves can exhibit considerable variation.
Stem:	In dense forests, trunk will remain free of branches until some distance up the tree. Individuals grown in the open are shorter and thicker with a more rounded crown.
Growing Conditions:	It can be found growing in swamps, on poor dry soils, and most anywhere in between
Fruit:	Samara
Similar Plants:	Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 00:24, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Acer rubrum

Phlox sublata

flowering plant

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Profile for Phlox subulata (Moss phlox)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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Ngravagna 18:46, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Jomegat 30 April 2009 (backdating)
Jomegat 22:04, 4 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 12:32, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:22, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:30, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:21, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Phlox subulata

Chaenomeles

Chaenomeles lagenaria, flowers

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Profile for Chaenomeles (Flowering Quince)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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SB Johnny-LM 00:29, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
Anna reg 11:08, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
Anna reg 12:14, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
FHP Bentley (discuss • contribs) 17:23, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Chaenomeles

Rhododendron

Flowers

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Profile for Rhododendron (Rhododendrons and Azaleas)

Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants:	R. calendulaceum, R. catawbiense, R. maximum, R. molle, R. prinophyllum, R. subsp. vireya, R. 'Delaware Valley White', R. 'Girard's Crimson', R. 'Hershey's Red', R. 'PJM', R. 'Pleasant White', R. 'Roseum Elegans',

Recent Logs

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Jomegat 18:28, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 22:52, 6 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Jomegat 00:13, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
Anna reg 13:41, 10 April 2011 (Photo)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer

Regional data and additional images for Rhododendron

Epimedium

Illustration of E. alpinum

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Profile for Epimedium (Barrenwort)

Identifying Characteristics
Subclass plants:	E. leptorhizum

Recent Logs

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SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log)
SB Johnny-LM 00:25, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 11:47, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 17:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring, Late Spring

Regional data and additional images for Epimedium

Trillium stamineum

flowers and foliage

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Profile for Trillium stamineum (Trillium)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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SB_Johnny-LM 27 April, 2007 (from photographic log)
SB Johnny-LM 11:36, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Mid Spring

Regional data and additional images for Trillium stamineum

Acer japonicum

flowers and foliage

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Profile for Acer japonicum (Fullmoon Maple)

Identifying Characteristics

Recent Logs

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

Regional data and additional images for Acer japonicum

Erica carnea

flowers of a purple variety

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Profile for Erica carnea (Heath)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low-growing, spreading shrub
Foliage:	Awn-shaped, small, evergreen

Recent Logs

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SBJ 13:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
SBJ 09:00, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 09:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 14:29, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
SBJ 10:00, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

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

Regional data and additional images for Erica carnea

Helleborus x hybridus

Red flowers (flowers range from whie through purple)

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Profile for Helleborus x hybridus (Hybrid Hellebore)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Low herbaceous plant
Foliage:	Primarily basal, palmately lobed, evergreen
Fruit:	Dry capsules
Life Cycle:	Perennial

Recent Logs

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Anna reg 18:41, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 10:59, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
--SB_Johnny | ^talk 19:13, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
SB Johnny-LM 00:24, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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

Regional data and additional images for Helleborus x hybridus

Viola x wittrockiana

A Purple-flowered variety

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Profile for Viola x wittrockiana (Pansy)

Identifying Characteristics
Habit:	Short-lived, low-growing perennial, with mostly cool season blooms
Higher taxa:	Viola

Recent Logs

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--Anna reg 12:12, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

Anna reg 12:01, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Anna reg 16:35, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
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Global data:
Temperate zone season(s): Early Spring, Mid Spring, Mid Summer, Early Fall, Mid Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

Regional data and additional images for Viola x wittrockiana

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Last updated 11:06, 27 April 2008 (UTC) from the DPL page with 13 plants.

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