Where to Find Remnant and Restored Prairies in Minnesota

A restored prairie at Elm Creek Park Reserve, Maple Grove, MN. On a windy summer day, a Minnesota prairie looks like an ocean. The tallest g...

  • How to Identify Common Buckthorn in Winter
    A female Buckthorn displays a persistent leaf, fruits and terminal thorn that help with winter identification. For an explanation of the ter...
  • Plant Profile: Wild Ginger
    A single flower emerges between a pair of leaves of wild ginger, Asarum canadense . In spring, wild ginger is one of the first plants to eme...
  • The Pretty Problem of Siberian Squill
    Siberian Squill ( Scilla siberica ) is an introduced plant that blooms in early spring. Leaves are basal, up to six inches long and 1/2 inch...