Plant Profile: Tree Tobacco(Nicotiana glauca)
Karen Also known as mustard tree, juanloco, and palo loco, this short lived, evergreen shrub or small tree is native to South American from central northwest Argentina to southern Bolivia. It…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Karen Meyers Actea is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, monkshood, and delphinium. They are native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe,…
Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)
Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Southeast
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…
Plant Profile: Pigmy Stonecrop (Crassula connata)
Also known as pigmy weed, this annual succulent is native to western North America from British Columbia to Mexico and parts of Central and South America where it prefers open,…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…
Plant Profile: Menzies’Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)
This semi evergreen subshrub is native to sandy soils of California, Baja California, and Baha California Sur where it grows in areas such as coastal strand and coastal sage scrub.…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…
Plant Profile: Sabal Palm (Sabal palmetto)
Also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, Caroline palmetto, Garfield’s tree and swamp cabbage, this evergreen tree is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and the coastal plain of the East…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to New England
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…