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Showing posts with label People & Plants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People & Plants. Show all posts
Monday, November 24, 2025

The Burning Bush Story

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Winged burning bush in a wooded understory. Its bright red fall color makes it easy to identify.  Winged burning bush, Euonymus alatus , is...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Plant Profile: Ragweeds

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 Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia , and great ragweed, A. trifida . Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia , flowering in late Augus...
Sunday, September 17, 2023

Snakeroot's Secret

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White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima , flowering in a woodland edge in August. In the fall of 1818, a 35-year-old pioneer woman fell ill and...
Wednesday, April 12, 2023

What Are Catkins -- and Why Does "Gesundheit" Come to Mind?

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Catkins of quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides , began emerging in March in southern Minnesota. This photo was taken in mid-April. Catkins, a...
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

How Did Bittersweet Nightshade Get Its Name?

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Warning : Bittersweet nightshade is poisonous. Don’t eat it. Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara , takes part of its common name fro...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Some Uncommon Things About Common Milkweed

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Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca , blooming on June 30, 2021, at Crow Hassan Park Reserve in Minnesota.   At times reviled as a nuisance o...
Thursday, December 3, 2020

Sunset for Kentucky Coffee Tree?

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Its numbers are declining in nature. A look into its distant past could explain why.   A female Kentucky coffee tree, Gymnocladus dioicus,...