Play Β· Grades 6β12 Β· Adults Β· about 5 min
π Spot the Lookalike
The mistakes people make in the field, side by side. One photo is the invader, the other is the native it gets confused with. Pick the invader, then learn the one feature that separates them.
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A(c) Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
π Real size: Plant 3β6 ft. Flowers ΒΎ in on spikes 1β2 ft long.
B(c) christina_thibeault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
π Real size: Plant 3β5 ft. Flowers β in on pencil-thin spikes.
One is invasive Purple loosestrife, the other is native Blue vervain. Which photo is the invader?
Keyboard: 1β2 to answer, Enter for next.
Photos are Creative Commons images from iNaturalist observers, credited under each. Photos vary in angle and season, just like real life.