Larkspur Plant Resources

Moonseed vine, Menispermum canadense , in early fall. Although most of its leaves have now fallen, it can still be identified -- and avoided...

The back of this lady fern frond ( Athyrium filix-femina ) is covered with sori, clusters of spore-forming bodies called sporangia. Each sor...

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...

A sweat bee (genus Lassioglossum ) on swamp milkweed ( Asclepias incarnata ) is in a precarious position.  Milkweeds are familiar to many as...

Persicaria virginiana, formerly Polygonum virginianum , Antenoron virginianum , Tovara virginiana   Jumpseed, also called Virginia knotwee...

  Michigan lily flowering in mid-July in Hennepin County, Minnesota. This lone Michigan lily ( Lilium michiganense ), barely out of reach of...

Caution: The sap of cow parsnip and other members of the carrot family can cause skin rashes and blisters. See below for more information. ...