Larkspur Plant Resources

A colony of mayapples, Podophyllum peltatum . They’re relentless, these mayapples. Over many years, five plants became ten, then twenty, t...

Red elderberry, Sambucus racemosa , breaks it buds in early spring. Its phenology makes it a   potential competitor with common buckthorn, R...

Pasque Flower, Anemone patens , on April 19, 2022, at Crow Hassan Park Reserve.  These Pasque Flowers were barely open on a cool April day, ...

Large-flowered Trillium, Trillium grandiflorum Thanks to the four biomes that meet here, Minnesota hosts a diversity of plant life. Accordi...

  The last two posts introduced leaf arrangement and leaf divisions, two features used in many guides to help identify plants. This post goe...

Left: Zigzag Goldenrod, Solidago flexicaulis. Right: Black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.   Plant identification guides and keys often descr...

  Many plant identification guides group species by how their leaves are arranged on their stems. From left to right above are four common p...