Larkspur Plant Resources

  A recent study found that trees in cities leaf out in earlier in spring than those in rural areas.  This post explains what happens as dec...

  These are the dried stems and capsules of wax plant ( Monotropa uniflora L.). The capsules at the tops of the stems split open to release ...

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

  Brown-eyed Susan, Rudbeckia triloba , is a rare find in the wild. Although this native annual or short-lived perennial grows throughout th...

The finding underscores the unpredictability of invasive plant impacts. Tatarian Honeysuckle ( Lonicera tatarica ) in early July. The fruits...

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

From left: Wild Ginger, Nodding Trillium, and Bloodroot in early spring.  Wild Ginger,  Trillium  and Bloodroot are done flowering, but that...