Yes, These Are Flowers

The whitish, stalked, bud-like structures at the base of this common blue violet ( Viola sororia ) are flowers, and at about half an inch lo...

  • 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...
  • Plant Profile: Wild Carrot
      Daucus carota  L./Carrot family, Apiaceae Wild carrot, Daucus carota , growing along a roadside near Maple Plain, MN, on August 10, 2024. ...