February 2012
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Flora and Fauna of the Gowanus (Indigenous and...
Stumbled upon these beauties over at the Brooklyn Magazine archives. Amazing anything can survive in the cesspool that is the Gowanus Canal. Be sure to read up on the lion, shark, and snake sightings below, hilarious Gowanus-lore.
LOCAL FLORA
1. ARTEMISIA VULGARIS“MUGWORT” 2. PAULOWNIA TOMENTOSA “EMPRESS TREE” 3. ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA “BLACK LOCUST” 4. AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA “TREE OF HEAVEN”
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